Gloves in cold water

[TMHeimer]

I was taught from the start to always wear gloves for protection. Holding onto mooring lines, anchor lines and drift lines or anything else, especially if you have to grab something in an emergency. You can cut your self up pretty good after your hands have been in the water for a while.

Yeah I always wear them--reef gloves for warm water. Even with sandy bottoms, my hands are frequently digging around for shells. My brother was barehanded in Aug. diving with me digging for clams and was bitten by a crab.

 

[scubadada]

I dive wet. For cold water, high 40s-low to mid 50s, my hands get cold with many gloves. I've settled on sealed seam, "waterproof", 5mm gloves by Scubamax. These offer much better warmth and reasonable dexterity. To each their own.

Good diving, Craig