BobbyT22
Contributor
Exactly, small tube runs under the seal. Agree there could be an issue with a leaky glove resulting in water entering the suit through the now intentionally broken wrist seal. I was concerned about that in the beginning. After some thought and dives, I realized that in the event of a glove leak, the small size size of the opening is small so it would be a drip instead of a flood, which is manageable. Also, using the right undergarments (ones that keep you warm when wet like polypro or wool) are key here to mitigate a leaky glove/suit. If the leak was really bad, like the glove was shredded, I guess I could always reach in and pull the tube out, allowing the wrist seal to re-seal. Regardless, a leaky glove/suit in cold water would be enough for me to call the dive, and with the right undergarments I'm confident I would be able to safely abort without suffering hypothermia too badly.
Then again, I don't do deco, so all I gotta do is get out of the water before I freeze. Interesting problem if that is not an option. Not sure what the answer is in that case. Off the top of my head...pull the tube out, reseal the suit, remove the failed dry glove and pull on an extra wet glove you have as a standby specifically just in case this happens? I'd probably carry my old 5 mil wet gloves in my thigh pocket as a back up in that scenario. Over to you deco types to hear what you would do...
