Gloves for 7mm wet diving

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jmps

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What gloves do you recommend to pair with a 7mm wet suit? Are the Henderson hyper stretch good? I have some cheaper gloves that are a pain to put on. I use these in a quarry and will be doing Lake Michigan this weekend for the first time and don't want to use my old ones.

Thanks.
 
I use Bare 5MM 5 finger gloves and have dove them in at 41F. After a 20 min dive my hands were pretty numb but so where my feet and lips. I have tried on 7 mm gloves (not dove with them) but thought they were too constricting. I have dove with neosport 5MM 5 finger gloves in about 50F water and found they were not even close to the Bare gloves even at the warmer temperature. They were of noticably lessor quality. I hope this helps.
 
I had the Neosport 5mm gloves but got cold in them. I use Henderson Gold Core 7mm gloves now and have used them in 42/43 degree water and they are quite toasty. They are pricey but are quite easy to don which is important with any thick neoprene glove.

Cheers.

-J.-
 
Thanks for the info. I figured Henderson was better but I wanted some confirmation before I go forward given the cost. I'll also take a look at Bare.
 
I dive in a local quarry around here that the temps are 42 in the winter and 48 in the summer at depth. I use the Henderson Insta-Dry 3mm gloves. They will get a little water in at first but won't transfer alot afterwards. My hands stay warm for the most part up to 40-45 min. They give a lot of dexterity especialy compared to 7mm thick gloves.

Butch:14:
 
If you can handle the cold i reccomend 3mm. 5mm are hard to manipulate things with (clips etc). Tough guys in CA go bare hand all the time into 50-60 degree water. I use deepsea 5mm kevlar gloves for my hunting dives... and 3mm junk glove for my photographic (no touch) dives
 
I like the Henderson Hyperstretch gloves - I dive the 5mm and they retain a good sense of touch. The gold core are also very nice - maybe warmer, not quite the flexibility.
 
The glove story is very funny. Well I sure won't buy a three fingered glove...too many sharks off Chicago.
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/peregrine/

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