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On Mon, 18 Mar 1996, L. Allen Beard wrote: > I have seen a dry Glove system made by OSS that sounds identical to the > Innerspace system. Has anyone used this system and can they comment on > the quality? The ring for the glove was a male end equipped with two > barrel o-rings that fit inside the female coupler (that was affixed to > the latex wrist seal). This was further secured with a neoprene cuff > that was strecthed over the rings after they were connected. The cost > was $86 here in Washington. How does this price compare to that of the > Innerspace? > -- I bought the OS-Systems dry gloves several months ago and have used them at least 20 times. They do sound identical to the Innerspace gloves. I have had no leaks and they do keep my hands nice and warm in 38 F water. There are several things to consider however. 1) The liners that come with the gloves will not keep your hands warm. You must use a good quality wool glove or equivalent that is not too bulky. I use the Bunting gloves made by Patagonia over the supplied liners. 2) An outer abrasion resistant glove should be worn over the latex dry glove to prevent tearing. 3) The one time I didn't wear these outer gloves (just a fabric work glove) the latex tip got caught in my wreck reel. I almost had to tear the glove to free it from the reel, but luckily it didn't tear. Overall, these dry gloves seem to work very well. They're relatively easy to self don and keep my hands nice a warm. Furthermore, when not wearing dry gloves you can still leave the female ring on the dry suit and still have a wrist seal. Dive on, Sean Creagan Virginia Institute of Marine Science screagan@vi*.ed*
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