broncobowsher
Contributor
And the world didn't come to an end.
In California, 55° water. last dive of the day and as soon as I entered the water I could feel my hand getting wet in the palm. If I pull out now I won't get the dive in. So before we descend I point out that I am may be cutting the dive short due to a leaky glove and a cold hand. So we dive. Nothing to loose. If it is too cold we are getting out, no different then just giving up without trying.
I was NOT using the equalizing tubes. So the hand is still isolated from the suit with the wrist seal.
I really like the dry gloves. I have better dexterity then even a thin neoprene glove. I run a fairly light liner.
So the dive goes on and the hand gets soaked. It does get colder then if I were wearing a wet glove. I hold my own hand with the good hand and it does keep it warmer. After 10~15 minutes I find the hand is getting more comfortable. The water inside is warming up. Being it is only a pinhole leak and not a gash there isn't any flushing going on. It has turned into a wet glove. Not as warm as a proper wetsuit glove would be, but actually rather reasonable. It didn't call the dive and we finished as planned. I've had colder hands before.
Got back on the boat and pulled the gear off. As I pulled the glove off there wasn't that much water in it. Pretty sure that holding my own hand did a good job of keeping it from filling too much. I had about the same amount of loose water as what I could ring out of the liner by hand. I doubt it was more then a couple ounces at most.
Life went on. We had a good dive. What some would make out as a major issue turned out to be not that big of a deal. Now I understand this isn't always the case. If it were 40° water I have no doubt it would have been a bigger deal. But if you like your dexterity, don't let the threat of a punctured glove keep you away from dry gloves. As much as it sucks to have something fail, it is nice when the failure isn't as bad as people make it out to be. If it were really cold water, probably a good idea to pack a spare pair of gloves in one of those pockets. Now to change that glove before the next trip.
In California, 55° water. last dive of the day and as soon as I entered the water I could feel my hand getting wet in the palm. If I pull out now I won't get the dive in. So before we descend I point out that I am may be cutting the dive short due to a leaky glove and a cold hand. So we dive. Nothing to loose. If it is too cold we are getting out, no different then just giving up without trying.
I was NOT using the equalizing tubes. So the hand is still isolated from the suit with the wrist seal.
I really like the dry gloves. I have better dexterity then even a thin neoprene glove. I run a fairly light liner.
So the dive goes on and the hand gets soaked. It does get colder then if I were wearing a wet glove. I hold my own hand with the good hand and it does keep it warmer. After 10~15 minutes I find the hand is getting more comfortable. The water inside is warming up. Being it is only a pinhole leak and not a gash there isn't any flushing going on. It has turned into a wet glove. Not as warm as a proper wetsuit glove would be, but actually rather reasonable. It didn't call the dive and we finished as planned. I've had colder hands before.
Got back on the boat and pulled the gear off. As I pulled the glove off there wasn't that much water in it. Pretty sure that holding my own hand did a good job of keeping it from filling too much. I had about the same amount of loose water as what I could ring out of the liner by hand. I doubt it was more then a couple ounces at most.
Life went on. We had a good dive. What some would make out as a major issue turned out to be not that big of a deal. Now I understand this isn't always the case. If it were 40° water I have no doubt it would have been a bigger deal. But if you like your dexterity, don't let the threat of a punctured glove keep you away from dry gloves. As much as it sucks to have something fail, it is nice when the failure isn't as bad as people make it out to be. If it were really cold water, probably a good idea to pack a spare pair of gloves in one of those pockets. Now to change that glove before the next trip.
