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The capability you loose, when you attach the glove permanently, is to leave the latex protruding a bit underneath, so that you still have a seal when you rip the glove. The best way to use dry gloves is to have latex seals installed on your suit, and then use either the sytek or the Diving Concpets gloves. Leave the latex seal protruding underneath, and stick a piece of tubing in there so the gloves will equalize. As for reaching the valves, the ring system does not interfere. We all do valve drills around here, and a lot of us have a ring system, and I've never seen it be a problem. Steve Lindblom wrote: ~ >I have the Si-tech rings. I haven't put enough miles on them to give >them a unequivocal recommendation since I still prefer wet gloves >whenever feasible. > >Good thing about them is they seem considerably less complicated >than the Diving Concepts - only one O-ring. They retain the wrist >seal, unlike the DUI rings, and you can quickly and easily remove >just the gloves which is very handy for getting out or last minute >repairs after gearing up. > > > They use standard cheap imported PVC dipped gloves, of a variety >that for some reason I see sold only at commercial fishing supply >shop, for about $5 which is great (though most glove ring systems >now seem to be gravitating towards these gloves. > >There are two versions of the suit rings one that glues permentently >onto the suit, and one that slips under/over the existing wrist - >however the same gloves/glove rings are used with both. The ones >that work with existing seals have to clamp under/over the seals, >and neoprene seals would be way too thick. However you could get rid >of the neo seals and permantntly install the cemented-on suit rings. >Since you can still use these with just wrist seals and no gloves >you wouldn't be losing any options (they also make wrist seal >replacement a two-minute job). > >For more info see the Si-tek website which has a lot of info on >them. Not sure if you'll have much luck with questions though, Over >the years I have tried to contact Sitech repeatedly on various >occasions, and never gotten a repy to letter or Email. > >Availablity in the US is spotty though I hear one of the drysuit >companies - Bare, I think - has started carrying them. Don't know >what they charge, but there's a Swedish dive shop that sells them on >the net quite cheaply, Dyk Brand I think, and they are light enough >that postage isn't exhorbitant (anyone else have any experiences >with these folk, good or bad??). > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Paul B. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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