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Not exactly sure what you are looking for, but the new diving concepts system allows the use of a dryglove over the wrist seal, which means the wrist seal is just a backup to a torn glove. You can field replace the gloves. At 10:29 AM 3/22/2000 -0800, you wrote: >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 >>-- >>Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >>Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. ---------------------------------- Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> NW Labor Systems, Inc http://www.nwls.com Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest. (A thing is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it) ---------------------------------- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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