Sudden Flooding of Ultima Dry Glove

[NudiBoop]

I had a dry-glove flood just this past Sunday - operator error: new, thicker cloth gloves made it harder to complete the seal and it clearly popped off. Sad to not do a second dive. Happy nothing is actually broken or needing repairs.

 

[rjack321]

No, but any ring system adds cost and complexity to a situation that just works 100% of the time with a pull over glove.

LOLOL pullover gloves are the most hole prone of any glove.

 

[grantmac]

No, but any ring system adds cost and complexity to a situation that just works 100% of the time with a pull over glove.

Marigolds get pin holes in perhaps a dozen dives. I have +100 on the same set of gloves in the Rolocks with 100% dryness. One oring, no lube.

 

[davehicks]

LOLOL pullover gloves are the most hole prone of any glove.

Piffle. I have a Kleenex box full of $2 marigold gloves. And superglue for pinpricks. I've done about 130 dry dives in 2024 with the same pair.

Perhaps i should refer you to a certain 1,000 reply thread on the glory and heartache of dry glove ring systems. Tldr; They All Suck

 

[davehicks]

Marigolds get pin holes in perhaps a dozen dives. I have +100 on the same set of gloves in the Rolocks with 100% dryness. One oring, no lube.

All gloves get pin holes in them as soon as you hit an urchin or barnacle shell be it dive #1 or #100. I've used thick Showa gloves for 15 years or so and have patched and swapped out tons of them. But every ring system I have ever seen ends up leaking way more often. I don't doubt there exists a holy grail of dry glove rings that is perfect, never leaks, never gets sand in it, never needs lubrication, and can be easily put on and take off by a single human. Even so, a dry glove that does not need a ring system at always going to win every time.

 

[lexvil]

Some people distrust dry glove systems, others use Rolock.

 

[whynot]

LOLOL pullover gloves are the most hole prone of any glove.

This . Though I do keep a pair of pullovers in my spares kit.

And though I respect (and won't discount) @davehicks views on Marigold gloves, I destroy a pair after only a few uses. Showa 720's for me...

 

[Tracy]

All gloves get pin holes in them as soon as you hit an urchin or barnacle shell be it dive #1 or #100. I've used thick Showa gloves for 15 years or so and have patched and swapped out tons of them. But every ring system I have ever seen ends up leaking way more often. I don't doubt there exists a holy grail of dry glove rings that is perfect, never leaks, never gets sand in it, never needs lubrication, and can be easily put on and take off by a single human. Even so, a dry glove that does not need a ring system at all is going to win every time.

That is exactly why I like the DUI zip gloves and the Santi smart rings. All the dry glove, none of the ring system.

 

[grantmac]

All gloves get pin holes in them as soon as you hit an urchin or barnacle shell be it dive #1 or #100. I've used thick Showa gloves for 15 years or so and have patched and swapped out tons of them. But every ring system I have ever seen ends up leaking way more often. I don't doubt there exists a holy grail of dry glove rings that is perfect, never leaks, never gets sand in it, never needs lubrication, and can be easily put on and take off by a single human. Even so, a dry glove that does not need a ring system at always going to win every time.

So you've never used them but are sure they can't be as good as the most leak prone glove in common use, marigolds.

 

[davehicks]

So you've never used them but are sure they can't be as good as the most leak prone glove in common use, marigolds.

No, i am saying that avoiding the cost and hassle of a ring system for a solution that works all the time is a win.

A pin prick in a glove leaves you with a damp liner. A leaking ring can flood your arm, legs, maybe more. Ask me how i know.