paige86•2mo agoProlific Poster

Dry glove rings finally clicked for me after a bad dive in Puget Sound

I thought dry glove rings were just another expensive gimmick to upsell new divers. Then last January I did a 45 minute bottom job in 44 degree water near Edmonds and my hands went numb through my wet gloves. Swallowed my pride and dropped $120 on a ring system the next week. Now I can work a full 4 hour shift without losing feeling in my fingers. Anyone else fight against switching for too long and then wonder why they waited?

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the_sandra2mo ago

Same here, I spent two years pretending my wet gloves were fine while basically operating underwater with popsicle fingers. Finally caved after losing a tool because I couldn't feel it slip out of my hand. Now I just laugh at my old stubborn self every time I get out of the water with warm hands.

kim8192mo ago

Wait, you lost a tool without even noticing? That's a whole new level of frozen finger misery. I can't imagine dropping something valuable and just watching it disappear because your hands are basically useless.

the_patricia1mo ago

You say "miserable" like you didn't sign up for this hobby knowing winter happens every year. Lose a tool or two, it's just part of the deal.