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I picked up DUI's Dry5 non-integrated gloves a couple of years ago. I love
'em. Used to live in Minnesota and now live in Maine so they're a standard
part of my set-up year-round. Despite the insulation that is built into
them, during the Winter/Fall I found adding a pair of thin wool gloves
underneath helps to assist in keeping my hands warm. They are a bit
troublesome to put on at first but you get used to the drill: Pull the
gloves on, set the latex seals against your skin then set the dry-suit seal
over them. You'll definitely lose a few arm hairs on removal after the
dive...especially if ask your buddy for help and they simply yank 'em off
ya! Yeow! I have never found them to be cumbersome at depth moving my
digits. As along as you leave plenty of air in them on the surface (i.e.. go
in with fat hands) you won't get squeezed too badly. Slight seal leaking
only occurs when you raise your arms over your head at depth: the gas in the
arms of your suit tends to burps out at little at the wrists seals.
Manageable. If your budget doesn't allow for integrated gloves, these are a
solid option.
View at: http://www.dui-online.com/divein/index.html

Brent
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Greenhouse [mailto:b.greenhouse@ut*.ca*]
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 11:33 PM
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Dry Gloves


Hi Folks

    I wanted to get a few opinions on Dry Gloves.  Right now I have a
CF200 with latex wrist seals.  I am looking at putting in dry gloves.
I'm not interested in a locking ring system, as I don't want a tear in a
glove to mean a flooded suit.  I'm interested in rings that allow me to
retain a latex wrist seal, but pull the dry gloves over the cuff rings
to make a watertight seal.  I also like the idea that I can replace
wrist seals in field.  I know people who use the Viking system, and it
looks good.  Does anyone else have experience with other systems like
the Bare (I frequent a shop that stocks Bare, and would rather buy from
them if the product is good) or the DUI systems?

Any advice appreciated.

Ben

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