Scubapro 5mm Semi Dry gloves

[IanDennis]

Anybody got any experience of these type of gloves- scubapro kevlar 5mm semi dry gloves. I have just bought a pair and am looking forward to using them on Saturday. They seem like a good idea but would be interested to know if anybody is using them and how warm they are?

Thanks


Ian

[Fiona]

Not heard of these Ian, but please let me know what you think of them, do they do them in 3mm, as I only use 3mm gloves as I find 5mm too thick.

[Justin Owen]

I had a pair of the original scubapro semi-dry 5mm gloves, non kevlar, they had silver logos on them... They were absolutely fantastic, could easy do an hour in 5/6c water with them and still not get cold...

Unfortunately I left one on top of the boat and it disappeared somewhere on the A55...

So I bought the kevlar 5mm semi-drys (the new ones have the logo's in gold...)

Not impressed - even though I got the small size they seem to flush too much water, and I get cold with these after about 30 mins in 9/10c water... I got that cold in them I went and bought some rolock dry-gloves!

If you can find a pair of the old non-kevlar silver ones let me know where!

(Of if anyone finds my right handed one on the A55 then please PM me...!)

[IanDennis]

Originally Posted by Justin Owen

(Of if anyone finds my right handed one on the A55 then please PM me...!)

Justin

I too had a pair of the old silver ones- now I just have the right one size XL- don't know if its any good to you. Not tried the new ones yet but will see how they are on saturday

Ian

[endoman]

Do they look like this?



If so then I've had a pair for about a year and below ten degrees they are really warm with little water ingress. Just a bit fiddly to operate camera with 5mm of neoprene. Above 10 and I wear some 3mm gloves.

the scubabpro are much easier to get on than my 3mm from Waterproof which have an impossible to do up on your own zip.

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by IanDennis

Anybody got any experience of these type of gloves- scubapro kevlar 5mm semi dry gloves. I have just bought a pair and am looking forward to using them on Saturday. They seem like a good idea but would be interested to know if anybody is using them and how warm they are?

Thanks


Ian

rolocks...? I thought you had some? you can't surely want to go wet at this time of year?

As for the scubapros - yes I have some - and they are ok.. similar to the SeemanSub version I also have..

[IanDennis]

I have rolocks and very nice they are too- these are for when its not too cold or for when I need to do a bit of rummaging on a wreck.

Ian

[wilbo]

ah.. thought so..

re: the semi dry gloves - they can be a bit of a PITA when putting them on.. especially with the rolock rings attached.

if they are the one's I am thinking of - then they are 'titanium' lined - so slide on reasonably ok..

[Mark]

Hi Ian,

I have a couple of pairs of those. I used to use the 5mm ones in the winter before I discovered the joys of dry gloves. I don't use them any more. I have the same style gloves in 3mm for the warmer months and I use the dry gloves when it gets a bit colder. Unless you have already got the 5mm golves I would go for 3mm for summer diving.

Cheers,

Mark.

[IanDennis]

Hi Mark

I have the rolocks for really cold quarry diving

For wreck diving where one maybe a little more involved with the environment then I prefer a wet glove-just in case. 3's are fine but I have been finding that I suffer more with the cold then I used to- hence 5's

Ian