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tbzep

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What gloves do you guys use for vehicle recovery, evidence searches in zero viz, etc.? My Bare neoprene gloves are tearing up just donning/doffing, in addition to the cuts and abrasions of general use.
 
Drysuit gloves.
 
Blue Atlas gloves, or red or blue Home Depot knockoffs.
 
Honestly depends on the temp for item recovery I like to use the thinnest gloves possible so I can feel. I noticed inexperanced divers doing underwater extraction tend to slap the car or object. This can and will rip your gloves or skin. Move slow but with a purpose, lightly and carefully move your hand around, don't grab it fast and use it to control your buoyancy (make the object unstable or shift).

But back to the question I like the generic home hardware store gloves. And I'll sometimes spray them with a couple layers of plastic dip for added protection.
 
And I'll sometimes spray them with a couple layers of plastic dip for added protection.
Now that's something I can wrap my cheap hands around!
 
CE-rated cut-proof flexible kitchen gloves - inexpensive and nearly indestructible. Great for wrecks, etc. Not perfect protection against punctures, tho. I think I paid $8 on Amazon.
 
I have been diving Atlas blue/grey palms for years and love them because 1 they really can take a beating and 2 they are cheap. Then again it doesn't bother me if my hands are cold so long as my head and core stay warm.
 
And I'll sometimes spray them with a couple layers of plastic dip for added protection.

That's a great idea. Looks like I'll be heading out for some plastic dip. Do you know if that stuff sticks to neoprene? I am thinking it might be good to reinforce the knees of a wetsuit.
 
I use short sleeve Marigold heavy duty chemical gloves (~10 bucks) that I just pull over cuff rings on my drysuit. Very simple setup, I much prefer it to the cumbersome aqualung and si tech locking systems I used before.
 

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