Viking Bayonet Dry Gloves

[ethanb]

We've discussed the issue of rings pretty extensively on thedecostop.  Here are a few threads discussing it.




Regarding the bayonet rings, I've been using the standard Viking rings since '99, except for a year when I have the Bayonet Rings a try.  They worked adequately, but I ended up switching back to the standard Viking rings for a number of reasons.  The major reason was that the Bayonet rings were often insanely hard to remove after a dive.  Especially when I'd get a bit of dirt into the groove, it would often take the help of another diver or a pliers in order to remove it.  I took to only rotating them 3/4 of the way to fully locked to avoid this.  I never had issues with leaking or the gloves falling off - the retention mechanism is very secure - but always felt they were too difficult to remove.  The other reason I switched was that they require a plastic piece to be installed on the glove, so it's more difficult to quickly swap in a spare glove when one is ripped or lost before a dive, or to use multiple sets of gloves when one set gets wet inside.  None of my buddies were using the Bayonet rings - everyone had conventional Viking rings - which was another good reason to switch.  We've also been using agricultural gloves that pull over both rings and are very easy to install and remove solo.

Ethan