Dry glove test in 1 hr 54 mins!!!

[Rick Inman]

My good friend Tony bought me a pair of dry gloves last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just wanted to post this to say, THANK YOU, TONY!!! God bless you, my friend!!
I'll be testing them in less than 2 hrs in 46 degree water (it's 27 degrees outside right now).
Maybe I should get off SB and actually do some work before i go.


Naw....

 

[caveseeker7]

I've been contemplating the neoprene ones from Diving Concepts.
Let us know how it went. And if Tony needs another friend ....

 

[Rick Inman]

caveseeker7 once bubbled...
I've been contemplating the neoprene ones from Diving Concepts.
Let us know how it went. And if Tony needs another friend ....

In the cuffs: SI tech Quick Glove Ring System
Gloves: Bare Dry Glove and liner (you know, the big blues).
Worked GREAT. Water temp was 42 and my hands stayed warm for 52 mins. Just a little hard to get my hands out of the seals through the rings.

 

[RichLockyer]

caveseeker7 once bubbled...
I've been contemplating the neoprene ones from Diving Concepts.

I've got a set of those. I'd say that, without liners, warmth is about the same, and mobility a little better than the smurf gloves with liners. Obviously, this would make them even warmer when used with their liners, but mobility would suffer (understand that I've not used them in water colder than 50^f, so even bare-handed I don't get THAT cold).

One warning is that they are not incredibly durable... certainly not as durable as a DUI CF suit. One lobster grab did a number on mine, and my hands now get a bit damp.

They say that if you don't put a tube under the wrist seal that the squeeze may be uncomfortable... I've had mine to 110ft and not noticed squeeze at all.

 

[caveseeker7]

Would be nice to get them out of CF material, I wonder why DUI doesn't make something like that ... .

 

[Soggy]

caveseeker7 once bubbled...
Would be nice to get them out of CF material, I wonder why DUI doesn't make something like that ... .

Diving Concepts does. They are called the Explorer 2000. The gloves are made out of 2mm hypercompressed neoprene.

 

[Rick Inman]

RichLockyer once bubbled...

They say that if you don't put a tube under the wrist seal that the squeeze may be uncomfortable... I've had mine to 110ft and not noticed squeeze at all.

I have 6 dives now on mine in water temp in the low 40s. I use the small tube that came with the gloves, and if I start to get a little chill in my hands, I just lift them a little and the warm air from my suit bubbles in and warms my hands.
Nice...

 

[bertschb]

My DC neoprene dry gloves didn't come with tubes. What do the tubes look like (diameter, length, wall thicknes)? I bought some surgical tubing but it looks way too thin to work effectively. I haven't tried the tubing yet but it looks like it would squish flat right away.

 

[colinw]

My hands would love dry gloves! My LDS wants about $200 for the Diving Concepts gloves. Are there any good deals on-line?

 

[Soggy]

colinw once bubbled...
My hands would love dry gloves! My LDS wants about $200 for the Diving Concepts gloves. Are there any good deals on-line?

COVCI

I think they were like $130 or less. I've bought several things from this company. Chris, the owner, is "the man."