Dry Gloves

[Chris H]

I had an issue with a glove(si-tech rings) yesterday and replaced it with a pull-over rubber glove because that was easiest while I was in the water.  Although my hand stayed dry, the glove was tight enough to not allow sufficient circulation and my hand was really cold.  This has been an issue in the past trying to find an happy medium between too much and too little insulation and is also a big concern when I'm trying other gloves.  The blue ones (Atlas 695 IIRC) still seem to work the best for me when I get the rings to seal properly.  I think it was a bit of wrist seal pinched that was causing my glove issues yesterday.  I have another pair of neoprene rubber(not wetsuit style material) to try, but they will have to go into the rings system as well because the gauntlet is too large to seal on the rings.    One nice thing about the blue gloves is that they have a fabric liner.  if you puncture a glove on a dive it doesn't cause the catastrophic glove failure like I have had on occasion with a rubber glove.  However, it is more difficult to repair the blue gloves between dives if a failure does occur, and they take longer to dry because of the fabric liner.  I'm talking about just the glove, not the yellow insulation that goes with them.  Just a few more things to consider in the search for the perfect dry glove.