What are you lubing your Kubi (or other dry glove) O-rings with?

[BillaVista]

I'm aware that Kubi discourage the use of silicone lube as it can swell O-rings. I know they sell an exensive lube tat seem similar to O2 safe lube. I also know quite a few people use good old saliva.

Has anyone used a water-based personal/sexual lubricant from the local drugstore / chemists? Seems like that ought to be a fairly benign option, no?

 

[Badger7]

I use sex lube on the inside of my silicone wrist seals to make them easier to don/doff and use "Super Lube synthetic grease" on my dry glove o-rings, but mine are the thinner orings sandwiched between rolock 90 system rather than that thicker orange ring for kubis that the glove ring passes over in the short direction. Either way, spare dryglove orings are something I'd have with me in the toolkit, not in case they swell, but for when I get a crack or sand abrasion.

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

I'm aware that Kubi discourage the use of silicone lube as it can swell O-rings. I know they sell an exensive lube tat seem similar to O2 safe lube. I also know quite a few people use good old saliva.

Has anyone used a water-based personal/sexual lubricant from the local drugstore / chemists? Seems like that ought to be a fairly benign option, no?

Used KY on the o-rings for several years diving almost every day doing underwater bridge inspection - did get a few strange looks buying 6 tubes at a time...

 

[Rich1280]

I tend to just lick mine as I'm getting dressed up. Very occasionally I'll use a stick of SiTech grease I got for something else, which is actually some sort of lip balm with SPF30, and that works well and lasts a few days.
Rich

 

[davecampbell]

regular old chap stick

 

[Tassie_Rohan]

I lick mine - saliva is a lot cheaper than Kubi's official lube, and just as effective. The comments I get when licking a glove are a bonus.

I also keep a soft squirt bottle filled with 50% baby shampoo and 50% water that I use to defog my mask, and I squirt some of this mix into the fixed rings on my suit and rub it around to coat the surface: works great.

I wish manufacturers would come up with flavored O rings...

Cheers
Rohan.

 

[rfwoodvt]

I second Tassie. I use my babysnot defogger on all the seals/o-rings on my drysuit.

Unlike silicone grease or chapstick, if it attracts grit you can rinse it off and reapply.

I also apply it to my head, neck and hands to facilitate slipping into my suit.

Though it may be heresy, I also use it on both of my suit zippers. Again When it attracts grit it won't hold on to it and can be rinsed off easily.

Baby snot is perhaps the most universal external lubricant I've come across LOL