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Christina,
I have had a set of these gloves for about a year now and have been
satisfied with them. When I first bought the gloves I had to enlist
the help of my buddy to get them on but now I can do it myself. I had
concerns that every time that you get the glove wet the insulation
sticks to your hand more than the glove but so far I have not created
any bare spots. I have also had the glove down to 140 feet in 36
degree water in Lake Superior without problems. It takes some time to
understand how to put the gloves on right so that they do not leak but
I have not had any major problems. It is also very easy to repair any
hole in the gloves. Hope this helps
Regards,
Mike O'Reilly
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Subject: DUI Thinsulate Drysuit Gloves
Author: <Christina_Young@wa*.me*.co*> at UNIXMAIL
Date: 3/27/95 11:05 AM
Hello all,
This weekend, when I was at Beneath the Sea, I saw a pair of gloves in
the DUI booth that were very interesting. These were orange rubber
gloves with latex seals, lined with Thinsulate inside. Although
they don't connect to your drysuit, they are dry inside.
I currently use the 3-finger neoprene drysuit mitts, which I have
found to be fine in warm water during the summer (in the 50s, Fahrenheit),
but in the winter and spring they don't provide enough thermal
protection, and my dives are limited primarily by my cold hands.
Does anyone out there use these gloves? Are they really that much
warmer? How do they stand up to the environment (the environment
in which I dive is full of jagged, metal edges)?
Thanks,
Christina
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