rolock dry gloves

[liamm]

after a fantastic night dive in Strangford Lough last night (on the Alastor for the first time) my hands were cold to the point of not being able to use bolt snaps ect.
I'm thinking of getting some dry gloves and the consus so far seems to be that Rolocks are the winners - a few questions:
-can they be fitted to neoprene wrist seals?
-are they a permenant addition or could i revert to neoprene / no gloves for the tropical summer that i'm sure is coming.
- is dexterity a problem or does practice solve this? i'm thinking camera buttons and reel / learning to use a spool?

cheers
Liam
ps Al Kennedy took me round the Alastor - Top bloke thanks for that.

[GLOC]

I'm thinking of getting some dry gloves and the consus so far seems to be that Rolocks are the winners - a few questions:
-can they be fitted to neoprene wrist seals? - No, not as far as I know
-are they a permenant addition or could i revert to neoprene / no gloves for the tropical summer that i'm sure is coming. Yes they can be removed as that is what I did for the summer and for my trip on Tala in November
- is dexterity a problem or does practice solve this? i'm thinking camera buttons and reel / learning to use a spool? I use a spool and shoot with an SLR so there isn't a major issue. Once the water compresses the airspace, they add a little bulk but nothing that can't be sorted with practice.

I think there was something about the ND glove system recently which said that you could use them with neoprene seals.

[neilh]

Originally Posted by GLOC

-are they a permenant addition or could i revert to neoprene / no gloves for the tropical summer that i'm sure is coming. Yes they can be removed as that is what I did for the summer and for my trip on Tala in November

I guess you could remove them from the suit but to be honest they were a bugger to get on in the first place and you still have a wrist seal in place - so I'd be tempted to leave the rings on the suit and either have no gloves or some wet gloves.

As Gareth said there's no major issue with dexterity - you just need to practice and get used to them

[Woz]

The ND ones come with a thing you paint on the outside of the neo seals to form a smooth surface.

[Keiron]

Have to confess I am a devout fan of my rolocks and just leave them in place when drying wet gloves. The rings are initially a little conspicuous due to the bulk but you soon even forget they are there. I for one find the dry+liner solution more nimber than a bulky wet glove, but then I'm odd.

[liamm]

the dexterity couldnt be worse than the numb hands that i had last night i suppose. I'll have a look at the ND gloves, the previous thread seemed to suggest that the ND gloves were alot more fiddley to get on / off but again maybe practice sorts this.

[String]

Id say the don/doff on the ND is possibly the easiest ive seen. Simply line up, slot in and rotate a wheel - bayonet fitting.

[liamm]

does anyone else use these with inverted 12s - i'm wondering id the ring is going to get in the way of reaching the isolator. (please dont let this yurn into an inverts are the devils spawn etc )

[GLOC]

Originally Posted by String

Id say the don/doff on the ND is possibly the easiest ive seen. Simply line up, slot in and rotate a wheel - bayonet fitting.

Sounds just like the RoLock ones.

[Keiron]

Still think the Rolocks are easier, I've seen people struggling with the ND ones and even seen one jammed half on/half off.