Dive gloves - colder water

The water is so warm in florida the dive shops don't have 5mm and 7mm stuff so I will have to buy on line. 65-70 degree water need a reccomendation on a glove that is easy to work a camera with. Size info is helpfull too.

well, in 65-70 degree water, I would either not use gloves or use thin tropical ones.

Better for camera operation, and the water is not cold enough to really need thicker ones.

These Cressi's are my choice for cold water stuff.

I use them all year round in water 16 - 19 degrees celcius (18C is 65F)

I like them because they have great dexterity and flexability which is essential for using the camera. They have good grip too with the "sharkskin" pattern.

cheers

Leander

A 3mm glove should be plenty. Gees, that's warm water from where I come from...I use a Seasoft 5/3 glove that's pretty good down into the upper 40's.

Jack

The Cressi is a 2.5mm glove

I agree with Rich. That is pert near tropical temperatures for me. But I'd stick with a thin 3 mil pair, full fingers. I was in Big Sur not too long ago with 48 degree water and I was completely fine with a standard set of 5 mil gloves.

Joe

Yeap I also concur. That is not cold water in my books and a thin pair of gloves in the 3mm range should do you just fine.

Todd

I dive Monterey often, with a dry suit, and have also found that a good fitting 3mm works just fine. Last week water was a warmish 52 deg F.

I like the Excel 3mm, great grip and very durable. I can easily work eack control of my camera wearing them.

John

Considering that 55F is where divers in my area usually switch from drysuit to wetsuit "because it's too warm", I too feel that you're diving in tropical temps. I use an LL Bean kayak glove for warm water - don't feel right without a glove on any dive.

LL Bean Vortex Gloves

For true cold water diving I use Akona Quantum Stretch 5mm gloves - easy to don and keeps even my arthritic fingers toasty warm on the coldest dives.

Kim

HI,

I would not call that cold but I have a pair of 1.5mm scubapro tropical

leather palmed gloves. I think you can use most gloves but you can

always but a pair of polythene (pvc) gloves underneath if you suffer

with cold hands. Ideal in the UK when temp is below 8dec.

Andy

Photo,

I purchased everything from 5mm gloves to trigger mittens and have abandoned them all (still have them if you want to give them a test drive). I discovered two things while trying to dive with them: 1. Their horribly rigid and make even a simple task like clearing your mask an ordeal. 2. They don't really keep your hands that much warmer. Anyway, I chalked it up to a learning experience. BTW, It has crossed my mind that the newer gloves made out of super-stretch neoprene might work a whole lot better.

Gary

Guess I will stick with the tropical ones I use on wrecks, I should have mentioned this was a GW cage dive, so no moving around, it will get cold hanging out in a cage all day but I suppose the hands can handle thinner gloves. - Thanks guys