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Do any of the cuff ring manufacturers have normal
latex seals to fit on their rings?  I am thinking
of getting the rings, but no so much for the dry
gloves as to make it simple to field-change a torn
seal.

I see at least one person say that they use Viking
rings on a DUI suit.  I know several other people
who have done that as well, but not many who have
used the DUI system.  Excepting cracking the rings
in Antarctica, does anyone have other pos/neg
experiences with these two systems?

mike

At 11:15 PM 3/21/2000 -0500, TrembleDvr@ao*.co* wrote:
>In a message dated 3/20/00 2:06:12 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>sbrother@se*.np*.co* writes:
>
> > Bryon,
> >
> >          I sympathize, my hands were always numb and useless after a dive,
>so
> >  I went to dry gloves years ago.  Some friends of mine have the blue Helios
> >  style with bonded liner and attached latex seal that butt up against the
> >  drysuit wrist seal.  No air can leave or enter but these users have no
> >  complaints of that - they dive only rec depths.  I use Viking rings on my
> >  Dui tls350, the outer ring diameter is too big to be glued on the dui
>sleeve
> >  so I sandwich the flexible latex wrist seal of my suit between the inner
>and
> >  outer ring to attach.  This leaves my wrist seal intact, I slip a piece of
> >  surgical tubing under the wrist seal to allow gas flow to the gloves which
> >  are simply stretched over the outer ring.  Very simple and quick, if the
> >  glove tears, I remove it and my wool liner, pull out the surgical 
> tubing to
> >  seal my suit, and then either put the glove and liner back on or switch
>with
> >  a neoprene glove from my pocket for these emergencies.  The Viking rubber
> >  gloves tear easily so I use cheap latex or latex with neoprene dishwashing
> >  style gloves i buy at a hardware store for a few $.    This system gives
> >  much more warmth and flexibility that the lobster style neoprene gloves I
> >  used to use.
> >
> >
> >  Steve.
> >
> >  Bryon Bertrim wrote:
> >
> >  > For years i have been using wet suit gloves with my dry suit. My hands
> >  > are the first to get cold but wet suit gloves offer the best
> >  > flexibility. I have tried several types of dry gloves including Viking
> >  > etc. Most manufactures offer a big thick rubber glove on a ring..
> >  >
> >  > Any suggestions on something that is dive proven. What about dry
> >  > neoprene on a latex wrist seal?
> >  >
> >  > I want something that will keep my hands warm with high flexibility.
> >  >
> >  > bryon
> >  >
>
>Steve, I use the same setup that you do with the exception of using a more
>durable glove that is still very flexible.
>    My supplier is Glover Latex in Anaheim, California (can't find their 
> phone
># right now). They make dozens of different types of latex gloves in
>different styles and thickness and lengths for industry. I think they have a
>minimum order size of $50 or so. You can probably get 8-10 pair for that
>price.
>
>Marty Lutz
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