Best rings for neoprene seals

[sambolino44]

I tried searching about this, but no luck.

I have neoprene wrist seals on my drysuit, and I'd like to get dry gloves. I've looked at Viking, SI Tech, OS Systems, and Diving Concepts ring systems. I'm getting the impression that the Diving Concepts may be the best for thick neoprene seals, but I wonder what experiences you guys have had.

 

[mikeguerrero]

The SI tech come with a variety of colored rings; for thin to think seals. I have the SI tech glove lock set and really like how it works.

 

[themagni]

Mike:

Do you have neoprene seals? I'm also looking at upgrading to dry gloves; all I've seen on the shelves are "Latex only". I called a store in a different city and they can get the Si-Tech rings, but I don't want to custom order a dry ring set if they won't work.

The wrist seals used to work, but I lost some weight and now they don't when I'm grabbing things like my console, a light, or the inflator. Gets kind of chilly in there.

Thanks.

 

[spectrum]

I asked this same question a few years ago and I don't remember hearing of a commercial solution. Divers have made internal rings with stuff like PVC pipe or fittings and mounted generic gloves with o-rings or vacuum cleaner drive belts.

Pete

 

[themagni]

Thanks for the answer.

Basically, nobody has bought them and tried them on neoprene seals so I'll have to run an experiment.

Expensive experiment, though -- it's $180 for the rings. Hasn't anyone used them before?

 

[mikeguerrero]

Sorry,

But my I have the CLX 450 drysuit and it has latex seals.... The drygloves work just awesome, zero leaks and very warm..