I just retweeted a tweet from NAUI with a poster recommending good diving practices to protect our reef. It had the usual good practices such as better fining (even recommending the frog kick and back kick) as well as no touching. However, it also recommends 'No Gloves' (separately) as it is felt it promotes a false sense of security which leads to touching.
Though I always practice no touching I also usually have on gloves, mostly because it does seem to make me feel a bit warmer (psychological only?) and in the very very rare chance I have to touch something (not living of course). Even if that happens, I usually get away with only needing one finger.
I'm curious, how many tropical divers are like me and prefer to dive with a glove?
Years ago when on a dive trip in Cayman, I remember one dive when it was stated 'No Gloves' allowed. This not the case in Jamaica though.
Though I always practice no touching I also usually have on gloves, mostly because it does seem to make me feel a bit warmer (psychological only?) and in the very very rare chance I have to touch something (not living of course). Even if that happens, I usually get away with only needing one finger.
I'm curious, how many tropical divers are like me and prefer to dive with a glove?
Years ago when on a dive trip in Cayman, I remember one dive when it was stated 'No Gloves' allowed. This not the case in Jamaica though.