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s_lindblom@co*.co* (Steve Lindblom) wrote:

>Anyone have any experience with the OS drygloves? I was looking at them at
>Sea Rovers, and couldn't decide whether they were a good thing, or too
>complicated.

They work great, when properly set up.  As delivered, they come with black
latex gloves that are too thin and delicate, and black knit polypro glove
liners that are too thin for any temps that justify dry gloves.  Buy your
own mid-weight glove liners, then pick out the size of the BLUE rubber
gloves that OS Systems sells and install them. (I'm sure that you could
find comparable rubber gloves for a better price than what OS is charging,
though).

Ring installation is a pain in the ass -- I had my dealer do it.  I leave
the rings on all the time, and haven't found that they interfere with the
wrist seals when I'm not using the dry gloves.

Removing the gloves takes about 10-20 min of practice to get down pat, but
from then on is very straightforward.

To pressurize the gloves, I put on the thin OS glove liners *before*
inserting my hands through the wrist seals.  I then put on the next layer
of liner over the wrist seal, then attach the dry gloves.  This setup would
lead to significant leakage past the wrist seals if the dry gloves
failed/weren't seated properly, so I'll probably switch to the surgical
tubing method soon.

As Art says, the loss of dexterity is significant, but for me it's far less
than the loss of dexterity (and enjoyment) that occurs with wet gloves in
<45F water.  If I didn't dive water colder than 45F, I probably wouldn't
recommend bothering with them  because they're not that cheap once you make
the necessary changes.

Jesse


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