The Problem with
gloves designed for cold-water use is that they are primarily aimed at
wetsuit divers, Which I find Bizarre. Most feature a
twin-cuff design : the inner layer has a smooth outer seal and the outer
layer has a smooth inner seal. This works well when interlaced with a
wetsuit cuff, but can't be used like this with a drysuit seal. The
solution may be to put the seal against your skin. These 5mm neoprene
XS Scuba Dry Five gloves suffer from the same problem, but in their
defence, they are quite effective, despite the lack of seal then using a
drysuit - but a couple of thick rubber bands around the wrists made
them almost watertight. All the seams are reinforced then sealed, and
on our test dives did not let a single drop of water. After several
hour-long dives in 8°C water, they work better than most - but any
cooler and i'd opt for dry cloves.
