Glove solution for dry suit with no dry glove seals (rings)

[Degenerate]

I used a Waterproof H1 5/10mm hood for two years and it was great, all cold water diving.
Tried a K-01 8mm hood and bought one instantly, it blows the Waterproof out of the water imo.

 

[Enreeks]

If you have a 3d printer you might consider these:

DRY GLOVE SYSTEM for diving drysuit by ropod7

I have been using these for a couple of months now and they work and you can't beat the price. O-rings are about $10 on Amazon, plus the cost of gloves.
I use Showa 495, the cost is about $15 at the local commercial fishing supply store.
I have had 2 leaks, both caused by holes in the gloves I was using.

I had originally planned on buying Rolock 90 (Rolock 3 are too small for my hands) but these work so well I think I will keep on using these.

Thank you so much for your feedback Lastfrontier...I´ll consider this input into my solution research. I´m currently looking into the Rolock 90 system as well, but will check out your suggestion ....Best regards.

 

[Enreeks]

I used a Waterproof H1 5/10mm hood for two years and it was great, all cold water diving.
Tried a K-01 8mm hood and bought one instantly, it blows the Waterproof out of the water imo.

Thanks Degenerate! So you wouldn´t recommend the Waterproof "if" the K-01 is available?

 

[Enreeks]

I use these ones.

Latex 5-f. Dry Gloves w. cuff - Dry Gloves Solutions - Products - SI-TECH

Work like a charm, and with some practice I can actually manage to don them myself, but if someone is near that can help with donning the second glove it helps a lot.

Hi Drakcheslav: These look interesting...so you don´t need a ring system with them? you just put them on (maybe after puting on liners if possible?) and they seal over the latex seals from the drysuit?? Thanks for your feedback!

 

[Wibble]

Kubi gloves and the like can be retrofitted to some drysuits dependent upon the size of the wrists of the suit.

Failing that it's perfectly possible for a drysuit specialist to cut the cuffs off and make a new cuff to fit on to the glove rings. Will cost a few bucks/quid but not too outrageous.

Do you have someone who repairs your drysuit?

 

[drakcheslav]

Hi Drakcheslav: These look interesting...so you don´t need a ring system with them? you just put them on (maybe after puting on liners if possible?) and they seal over the latex seals from the drysuit?? Thanks for your feedback!

I wear some cheapo thinsulate gloves if it's cold, or fleece gloves beneath them.

I just place them seal on seal and they keep dry.
I've found out they work best on bottle wrist seals, but if you have cone seals you can place the seal on top of the glove seal.

 

[Enreeks]

Very easy. Get Viking rings. They can be installed in any dry suit, either permanently (glue the rings to the sleeves), or just put them on non-permanently (they just fit over the sleeves, trapping the material between two rings).

I definitely recommend getting them glued in. That means that if you tear a wrist seal, you can just pop a new one in in a few minutes.

Then you pull those "dishwasher" style gloves over the rings ($13). Have been using this system for years - I almost always dive wet, but it's nice to have the option. MUCH simpler than any locking ring system, very reliable.

Here's what you need:

Viking Cuff Ring Set | Dive Rescue International

Super Grip Black Dry Glove


And of course, some sort of glove liner. These are awesome.

G1 Glove Liner - Fourth Element

Thanks a lot doctormike....by chance would you have a Youtube link showing the installation procedure (which glue would you use?)...appreciate your feedback...!

 

[Enreeks]

Kubi gloves and the like can be retrofitted to some drysuits dependent upon the size of the wrists of the suit.

Failing that it's perfectly possible for a drysuit specialist to cut the cuffs off and make a new cuff to fit on to the glove rings. Will cost a few bucks/quid but not too outrageous.

Do you have someone who repairs your drysuit

Thanks a lot Wibble, I had a repair last year, just to change my drysuit seals...at that tieme I had no need for cold water gear...I´m looking right now into the easy don dry dive glove from Scubapro, as I can´t justify much insvestment for 10 cold dives a year (rest I do in warm waters)...

 

[doctormike]

Thanks a lot doctormike....by chance would you have a Youtube link showing the installation procedure (which glue would you use?)...appreciate your feedback...!

I wouldn't glue it yourself, unless you have a lot of experience working on dry suits. You basically make a choice:

1) Wrist seals are glued to the suit, rings are non-permanently attached to the sleeves.

Advantages - easy to do yourself, and if you really don't like the system for some reason, just take it off, you are only out the cost of the rings, which isn't much.

Disadvantages - If you rip a wrist seal, you are done diving until you can get a shop to repair it.

2) Ring glued to the suit, wrist seal trapped between the two rings.

Advantages - if you rip a seal (common), you just grab another one and pop it in, 5 minutes. My preferred approach.


In either case, the rings provide the bulk that lets you pull those cheap pullover gloves on and they stay on during the dive. No fancy connectors or proprietary latch mechanisms. No expensive bayonet devices that often jam or require assistance to don and doff.

And if you tear a glove (very common in wreck diving), you can just throw it away and grab a ($13) replacement from your bag. Don't need anything special with a dedicated connector mechanism.

Here's a video for method 1. I prefer method 2.

 

[Degenerate]

Thanks Degenerate! So you wouldn´t recommend the Waterproof "if" the K-01 is available?

Like I said, the WP hood is great but I definitely prefer the K-01.
Best solution would be if you could try before you buy, you might favor the WP.