Dry Gloves
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Dry Gloves
I have a High Tide drysuit with neoprene seals. I would like to add dry gloves, but keep wrist seals for wet gloves. Any sugestions?
Dry Gloves
You need latex seals.
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Re: Dry Gloves
The diving concepts system should work but I don't know if you would have enough cuff length. It's easy enough to put latex seals on your suit if needed. I have never seen anyone do dry gloves with neoprene seals though.
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Re: Dry Gloves
You can't put dry gloves on neoprene seals.
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Re: Dry Gloves
Yes, you can, but---depends on the seal. High Tide, maybe not. Pretty thick seals.
We've put the OS system on Seasoft (3mm stretchtex or some such) with no problem. Tried the SiTech but the cuff seal system compressed UW and they leaked.
Since High Tide have rough-out seals even the specialty gloves with smooth insides to seal against unlined neoprene or latex won't work dry with them. They'll be a less leaky glove though.
Hopefully someone might know a system that does work.
We've put the OS system on Seasoft (3mm stretchtex or some such) with no problem. Tried the SiTech but the cuff seal system compressed UW and they leaked.
Since High Tide have rough-out seals even the specialty gloves with smooth insides to seal against unlined neoprene or latex won't work dry with them. They'll be a less leaky glove though.
Hopefully someone might know a system that does work.
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Re: Dry Gloves
I use the SiTech rings on my Seasoft suit with neoprene seals - nice and dry, no problems. However, they do become a bit permanently compressed/deformed by the rings, and I worry that they would not keep me dry if I was to go back to wet gloves.
Re: Dry Gloves
Look at the Diving Concepts site. They have instructions on how to do it with Latex and Neoprene seals.
http://www.divingconcepts.com/link3.htm
You'll need to buy a set of the DC latex wrists with the O-ring on them and use those are the internal seal and they are $$$$. In the end if you want dry gloves it will be easiest to chop the neoprene seals off and put latex on.
http://www.divingconcepts.com/link3.htm
You'll need to buy a set of the DC latex wrists with the O-ring on them and use those are the internal seal and they are $$$$. In the end if you want dry gloves it will be easiest to chop the neoprene seals off and put latex on.
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Re: Dry Gloves
Dry glove r for girls...................
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Mebbe so - but I got 'em with my new drysuit and I am so F*ing delighted to have gloves I don't have to fight with for 10 minutes just to get the damn things on... Worth EVERY penny just for that!Diver_Dave wrote:Dry glove r for girls...................
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Re: Dry Gloves
+1Dmitchell wrote:In the end if you want dry gloves it will be easiest to chop the neoprene seals off and put latex on.
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Kind of why I'm thinking about switching.RoxnDox wrote:Mebbe so - but I got 'em with my new drysuit and I am so F*ing delighted to have gloves I don't have to fight with for 10 minutes just to get the damn things on... Worth EVERY penny just for that!Diver_Dave wrote:Dry glove r for girls...................
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Re: Dry Gloves
There are several solutions, many which have been said. Diving Concepts and Northern Diver will both work with Neoprene. With Diving Concepts, you have 2 choices, to add a second latex seal due to the neoprene stretching out, or to not use an inner seal at all. The Northern Diver Rings will also work by applying a thin layer of aquaseal (included) around the outer neoprene ring to allow the ring system to seal onto something smooth. I have seen many people also use the Si-Tech ring system but actually glue them ring system onto the seal (myself this scares me on how easy it would be to replace/fix). Once the new Apollo drysuits started coming out with neoprene wrists and people wanted drygloves, we have suggested that they cut 2/3 of the seal off, replace the seal with latex from the inside so that the other 1/3 neoprene seal actually covers the ring system and protects it. So far everyone has been happy with this method.
Either way, there are options, so visit your local dive shop and they will take care of you I am sure.
Either way, there are options, so visit your local dive shop and they will take care of you I am sure.
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