The Best Gloves for Scuba Diving
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- The Best Gloves for Scuba Diving... the next in our quick tips video series where I give you as many hints and tips about scuba diving in a video 5minutes or less. The gloves featured in this video are:
Husky Mechanic Work Gloves: amzn.to/3lZUpaV
No-brand Nitrile Work Gloves: amzn.to/3qJYROA
ScubaPro Hyperflex 3mm: amzn.to/37QbEX9
BARE ExoWear Gloves: amzn.to/39VRVYJ
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There are two reasons to wear gloves under water: to keep your hands protected and to keep you hands warm. I'm going over the different kinds of gloves I use when scuba diving to achieve these two results.
As always, thank you so much for watching!
D.S.D.O
James
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The Best Gloves for Scuba Diving
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Let's be serious, when I want to protect my hands from cold I use dry gloves
Here in UK it's gloves every time, and for some years I stayed with 5mm neoprene gloves, but still got cold fingers after 30 minutes or so. Now I use dry gloves and they are indeed as good as everyone says, for both warmth and dexterity. But as you say with your protective gloves, the outer latex gloves are silly expensive from Scuba suppliers. Looking up the product code on the wrist I confirmed they are actually Marigold washing-up gloves. So you can buy spares for £8 from a Scuba supplier or less than £2 per pair in your local supermarket.
The stiffer ones are Showa 650's.
Diving I Norway all year around never need anything els then 7mm 3 fingers, for warmth nothing beats 3finger gloves
Another reason a person wears gloves, falls in the warm category, I have had several hand injuries and have poor circulation in them. Even in 80 degree water my fingers can turn white. A lot of carribbean dive sites I have to get permission to wear gloves prior to the first dive.
As a Dutch diver (coooooold water) I was expecting to find information for the really cold water as well :) Great video nonetheless!
I use a pair of six dollar gloves here in Australia I picked up a Bunnings which is the Hope Depot equivalent here. They work great and protect my fingers and hands form cuts.
I'm sure you don't use them in Florida but I would've loved to see dry gloves mentioned and compared to wet gloves.
i miss dry gloves,i use them all year round with my drysuit.
Try the Xdeep boltsnaps, they are the best even with drygloves!
When it start to be cold (e.g. under the ice) dry gloves are not necessarily enough. Therefore I use electrically heated undergloves (by Santi) to keep my hands warm but dextremity... BIG boltsnaps are then a must.
Good suggestions on the gloves from hardware store.
What's the water temp get to in Florida in winter? 70? 72? degrees F? Try summer water temps here in California at 52-54 F :D
I'm not trying to be a jerk, but for a dive channel from a tech instructor I think you should have videos of better divers. Both people had horrible trim. Even going up an anchor line you should still have good trim.
But I will look at the Bare gloves. Being in So Cal, I do have trouble with the bolt snaps. GUE requires you to only use 1 hand as well.
Glad to know I’m not the only one who uses mechanic gloves. Though I do own a 1.5mm pair of Scubapro gloves when it gets cold.
Good luck cutting through a net or any thicker rope with any of those options. Try a victorinox or dexter serrated net knife next time. Those are actual knives that all divers should carry on them
I was holding my breath for you to mention destinations that block using gloves. Ya nailed it!!! Great video. I haven’t thought about using cheap gloves as an alternative. Thanks for the heads up about wedding them in Florida when using a line.
Interesting video just in time when I have to decide what gloves to wear, thanks James!!! Also, what about the idea that I am being told I should always wear gloves since, under water, everything either bites, is itchy, stings or cuts (besides nothing should be touched) ? Any thoughts on this?
Love your videos ❤️ ,as a novice these tips are valuable 🔥
That goes for me too!
Glad you like them!
Thank you for the video. Great timing. I was thinking about gloves for shark tooth hunting.
You should add Framer's Gloves (3 finger) for cave/wreck diving as well. Protection, but allows you to feel the lines.
Thanks for mentioning these, I've never heard of them before. Looks like it might be worth checking out.
Ha, I use those same gloves I got at Lowe’s.
Hey James, any tips on how to stop my Si Tech dry gloves from leaking? They stay dry about 25 % of the time. ( 1 or both ). I ended up getting a pr of Bare 5mm with their new Celliant IR technology. Very warm gloves. I am in the Pac NW. 8C is an average temp I am diving in.
Home Depot 4 for $10 gloves are awesome. I generally only use gloves on Wrecks and when I dive WAY up north. Did back to back 2 hour Deco dives in Florida Caverns and the hands never got cold.
This protection tip was quiet nice to save money, I don't know why but I just hate to touch anything under water (if it comes to anything beside corals etc. What u don't touch anyway)
I went diving in my local quarry on Saturday, in the highlight of summer it’s about 11°C surf and 4°C bottom. Last weekend we had 6°C surf and I have never taken my Waterproof Z1 gloves off since!!
Hi James...have you tried an exowear top and/or bottoms? The zippered jacket with or without a rash guard is absolutely perfect for Florida diving. Easy to put and and take off and cuts the wind chill darn near completely. Makes getting out of the water more pleasant. Not at all sponsored, but I highly recommend it. Cheers and happy holidays!
Thanks agan James for another cool tip and cool video.
Any time!
Nice. Might have to check out those Bare gloves. For many dives I do use speardiving gloves from Mako Spearguns - but they are fair priced like $5 - $15! I usually buy a bunch for my diving, spearo and freediving activity.
The other type of glove you didn't mention are kevlar gloves. They are required for places like the Galapagos where you need to grip onto the lava rock in ripping current. Plain neoprene gloves would be shredded in minutes.
Up here in Oklahoma, we have zebra mussels. They do the same thing as the razor mussels. For gloves, I use a pair that is used in the local tire production plant that are puncture resistant.
Would love to see a vid on wet suits, with the state of the world I wont be able to dive the tropical waters I love. But I've never been one to really wear much exposure protection. Any thoughts on thickness and getting used to wearing a wet suit would be awesome.
Thanks for tip about using regular gloves for protection. I've been diving for several years and never thought about it. Great channel, thanks for all the great tips.
I use most of the time 5mm gloves and for the warmer dives I use 3mm gloves (and on vacation I can go without gloves ^^)
Hello. I'm Keith. I am new to your channel, although I have been binge watching and driving my wife nuts with it. Lol. I'm new to scuba diving. 48 here in south Florida. I have found a new joy in my life. I completely forgot about the gloves. I used them at work. Ok. Newbie mistake. I bought this red ones at the dive shop. Thx for reminding me. Thx. For sharing. 🤙🏽
Thanks for watching, Keith! Great to have you with us!
Out here on the west coast I pretty much always wear 3 mil gloves
I love my xs scuba bug grabber gloves.
Great info. Thanks for the tips
Home Depot gloves? Good to know!
Dry gloves ....
What about dry and inner gloves?
Yes and yes! Separate video coming up for that one.
A Scuba Instructor friend of mine packs gloves in his BCD pocket even when gloves aren’t allowed because he’s had bad cuts on his hands from getting back onto the boat. In his experience, the crew/guides haven’t said anything against it. He’s respectful of their wishes of not diving with them, but doesn’t want to leave nasty scrapes from getting out of the water. Awesome video! Keep up the fine efforts.
I just wear mine. I'm tired of charters telling me no gloves or knives. It's silly. We are around rusty metal wrecks, fishing tackle, animals that could harm us, and we come last for safety. Please. So annoying.
@@kylegrimm8808 As James stated, its not the Charters but the LAW. Many Marine Sanctuaries are popping up. Much of the Dive Reefs in Key Largo have been destroyed by Touchie divers. Add Cozumel to the list, dive boats will not let your drop.
That said, even in sanctuaries, I have not been told I can not wear gloves on a Wreck.
@@shuntao3475 I know the charters are just telling us, but it's not just touchie divers. Especially in the keys, every time a storm comes through those reefs get destroyed. Everything is always the divers fault. It's annoying to be treated like children. Been diving the keys for over 20 years. They keep getting worse along with the industry.
@@kylegrimm8808 I can not disagree with your opinion, but we have to do something. I rarely ever see the need for gloves. Even in Florida Caves, yes my hands get beat up, but whatever. Talk about the Great Barrier Reefs, we hear all about Global warming killing it. I have talked to several natives divers there and they say its the starfish killing it. But there is no money for the scientist is its not global warming. One girl said, send 10.000 divers down for a few weeks and we can correct the problem. Obviously it will take decades to repair though.
@@shuntao3475 it's always what they are not talking about that is the problem. Too many plastics and trash. But they go after what they can control, blame the diver. We see the same strategy in the hunting community. Hunters are the biggest advocates for conservation, but the gov always goes after them with stupid regulations. If I want a piece of reef, a glove isn't going to stop me. Over 20 years diving there, I can't think of one time I saw a diver break a piece of coral off. Irma did move some wrecks 200 feet and rolled spiegal grove upright, but it's those pesky divers causing all the problems.
any advice for dry gloves for cold water
You don't need dry gloves when the water is
@@duikmans
Mech Gloves are not the same gloves as the hammerhead gloves, the hammerhead gloves last about 5 times as long there for costing the same with less waste. I am an avoid spear fisherman and mech gloves last 3-4 trips. Please support your local dive shops and stop buying things online like this channel often recommends. and remember you cant get air fills online. Any price you see on amazon can be matched or even beaten by your local dive shop, they get their equipment from the same vender.
yup. Love my hammerheads.
Be Nice! "stop buying things online like this fool says." You obviously don't regularly watch this channel. I am so tired of people going on the attack if they don't agree with what someone says. If you feel the need to voice your opinion, state it. But, no need to start calling names.
Buy MaxiCut cut resistant gloves - they last forever. After being sold worst crap ever by my LDS i somehow lost sentiment.
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