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Which pullover gloves specifically? I tried the DUI Dry5 gloves a few years ago and gave up on them. It's easy enough on put the first one on, but then pulling down the seal on the other glove is really awkward because it's hard to get a grip on the edge of the latex seal with gloved fingers. The ZipGloves-WD work way better, although the price is kind of ridiculous.Try pullover gloves. No ring system, they never leak. (unless punctured)
Which pullover gloves specifically? I tried the DUI Dry5 gloves a few years ago and gave up on them. It's easy enough on put the first one on, but then pulling down the seal on the other glove is really awkward because it's hard to get a grip on the edge of the latex seal with gloved fingers. The ZipGloves-WD work way better, although the price is kind of ridiculous.
DUI does offer Sitech seals. Pretty spendy though. But the Sitech seals cost mucho lesso in the long run compared to zip seals.Can you get SiTech QCS oval installed?
Try pullover gloves. No ring system, they never leak. (unless punctured)
DUI does offer Sitech seals. Pretty spendy though. But the Sitech seals cost mucho lesso in the long run compared to zip seals.
For dry gloves I ended up using Rolock 3 ring system mounted on the HD latex zip seals. Worlds better than the zip gloves since you can don them at the very end and take them off after the dive making it much easier to manipulate equipment. Also works as a standalone wrist seal so if you puncture a glove—or roll off the Zodiac with them still in my pocket like I did the other weekend—no big deal. With the Rolock 3 system (or other ring system) you can run Showa 720’s for dry gloves which you can buy for a fraction of a price (like $50-60 for a dozen pairs) of the zip gloves.
Downside to the Rolock (or others that affix to the existing wrist seal) is it effectively adds a couple inches to the sleeve length. As a result you wind up with the original zip seal collar pushed back up your arm a couple inches.
Now that we are in the cooler months, and thanks to the P valve, I don’t even have to crack the zipper on my dry suit until I’m done diving for the day. Just pop off the dry gloves after the dive and chill.