Will they leak? 😳 - Drysuit Gloves install & try-out

[@AzulUnlimited]

Big fan of these DUI drysuit gloves. What system do you use? Dive with me in Mexico 2023/2024: azulunlimited.com/upcoming-diving-expeditions/ ✅ Join the Azul scuba community: www.patreon.com/azulunlimited

[@timgosling6189]

I'm a Kubi fan. They use aluminum rings on the gloves which seal with an O-ring onto similar rings on the suit. The big advantage is you can suit up and do all the fiddly jobs before putting the gloves on last of all, which is super easy. There is also a normal wrist seal on the suit so you avoid a suit flood if you do tear a glove. I'd say they have made a fantastic difference to comfort and I can now do well over an hour at 40F without the cold being a problem. And we all mess up; with new gear I just set up a routine to avoid the mess ups and, when they do happen, keep a sense of humour. Love the underwater shots; I can't wait to be back in the ocean!

[@AzulUnlimited]

@@timgosling6189 Oh yes, I'm all about the routine. It takes a few goes to get it set after adding new gear. Thanks for the info on Kubi rings. They're a great option, but I'm very happy with the DUI gloves I got.

[@davepoole32]

How much fun was that???!!! Awesome. I love my Santi dry glove system - having warm hands makes everything so much more enjoyable. I’m out of the water for the next three months, having just had a PFO closed, so I need more videos please Sarah! 😊

[@AzulUnlimited]

oh man, hope you heal quickly! I've got a new video out now :)

[@jjsole5927]

I saw you drivin your van the other day, my son and I waived hi to you.

[@AzulUnlimited]

oh shoot, I don't think I saw you 🙋‍♀️ Hi to you both!

[@mikelewellen1114]

Awesome video!!

[@AzulUnlimited]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@theck672]

What a nice dive!

[@AzulUnlimited]

It was such a beautiful day at the islands 🥰

[@beanscream]

wow the channel islands is so nice i can't wait till i'm certified to go diving there!!

[@AzulUnlimited]

You should!

[@jaketschida7016]

I found it is easier when lining your gloves to your drysuit. Put your drysuit on then your gloves on and use a marker or chalk to mark your line to clock your gloves to your drysuit then take everything off and assemble everything together. Personally, 90% of my diving is cold water and I found the twist lock gloves more user friendly. It keeps your hands free until you put your gloves on at the end and I can switch from gloves to mittens pending on the dive. Love the channel and the places you dive!!

[@AzulUnlimited]

Thank you!! That is a great way to set up the gloves. I appreciate the tip🙏🤙

[@ScottUrbach]

Thanks Sarah. I have been thinking about adding those gloves to my dui dry suit. Always enjoy your videos.

[@AzulUnlimited]

I'm really impressed with them. Highly recommend. Thanks for watching :)

[@tanabobbi]

Awesome video. What kinda shark is that cute horned one? That sea lion loved showing off for you! Can’t wait to dive with you in a couple of weeks.

[@AzulUnlimited]

I CAN’T WAIT EITHER!!!! That is a California horn shark 😜

[@jamesaurich501]

Hi Sarah. Good job on installing gloves. Most people would not think of orientation until they put them on. Also bravo on wanting to learn more equipment service. Remember hoses and fist stages are chrome plated brass and soft, so a lot of torque is not needed. keep up the good videos coming.

[@AzulUnlimited]

Great point! Thank you🙏

[@MikeDodds]

I absolutely love that you keep it real!!!! 😎. Also, did I hear you laughing at the seal through your reg?!?!?! 😂

[@AzulUnlimited]

Yes 🤣 I talk and sing at them 🤣

[@MikeDodds]

@@AzulUnlimited That’s awesome!!!

[@davidb5195]

Looks like a fun trip to the Channel Islands. I am getting a pair of si-tech drygloves soon

[@AzulUnlimited]

Awesome! I’m sure you’ll love them

[@billendres3115]

You might be clumsy out of the water but are true poetry under, where it counts. I dove dry for 15 years before moving to MX and used DUI dry gloves that popped on and off at the cuff using an o ring. They worked awsome, not sure if they still make them. Another great video. 👍

[@AzulUnlimited]

Thank you! I'll take true poetry any day 🥰 A lot of people use the Kubi ring system for glove that pop on and off. I haven't had an issue with the integrated system, but that's why there are options for everyone's preferences.

[@FloridaSlayer]

Another awesome video!! The videos at the end of the fish are EPIC! I just put the Ultima dry glove system on my D7X. Cant wait to try them out! You use a GoPro for all those shots?

[@AzulUnlimited]

Woohoo! You’ll love diving dry gloves👏 yes, all of this was on a go pro. I just got a housing for my Sony zv1 so I’ll have some better shots in future videos🤓

[@FloridaSlayer]

@@AzulUnlimited Those are great colorful shots for a GoPro. Im still trying different settings on mine to take away some of the blue and green.

[@AzulUnlimited]

It's all about the lights. You can edit color to an extent in your video editor, but bright video lights are key.@@FloridaSlayer

[@BrandonSchmit]

Very cool! What was that white stringy thing the sea lion was chewing on? Dogs of the sea.... So playful!

[@AzulUnlimited]

It looked like a piece of kelp. Loved watching it play😍

[@pjmvdbroek]

I use the Kubi dry glove system which keeps the seals in place preventing a total suit flood in case of a glove failure. Also the metal rings are more robust and reliable than the plastic stuff.

[@AzulUnlimited]

I really like the kubi system. I’m happy with the DUI gloves, but I totally get where you’re coming from

[@stucorbett]

Braving the cold again!!! Hang in there, Buddy! lol

[@AzulUnlimited]

It's a breeze with the right equipment 🥰

[@TheMarcoflint]

Hey Sarah, a few tips on the DUI dry gloves. Use soapy water to "lubricate" the seal when you assemble any zip seal system. Gloves, neck/wrist seal. It really makes a major difference. For the alignment part. You need to align the "seam" on the glove and the sleeve. And they get perfectly aligned 👍👍 Feel free to reach out if you have a doubt 😊 Congrats on your quest to get into equipment servicing 🙌🙌 love that!

[@AzulUnlimited]

Hahaha you know first hand how bad I am with equipment 😅🤣

[@TheMarcoflint]

@@AzulUnlimited nobody is a lost cause 😊 taking care of equipment can be very relaxing. Except adjusting a razor harness 😂 that's always frustrating 🤣

[@AzulUnlimited]

@@TheMarcoflint baaaahahahahhaa

[@willsmooth45]

I just scored a cf200 for 50 dollars and it fits me like a glove ! I couldn’t be luckier yes it’s a 25-30 year old suit but omg its nicer than any suit I’ve seen that comes new these days quality wise

[@AzulUnlimited]

Nice, congrats! It’s always awesome to land those finds

[@SlamSector]

Glove wise ultima twist is the way to go. That way glove alignment is not an issue. Also you deal with your keys and other equipment while gloves are off... Then you click them on as last thing before you go into the water.

[@AzulUnlimited]

True! I'm so glad that I now have dry gloves. I always thought they would decrease dexterity.

[@tanabobbi]

Also, Windex or Simple Green work too when installing any zip seal.

[@AzulUnlimited]

Thanks for the tip!!

[@willsmooth45]

Hey here’s a tip for installing dry gloves soap and put one hand inside and one outside so you can push together hope this helps dive on oh lmfao hahah sorry I comment this before seeing you put the tip on the video hahaha 🤣

[@AzulUnlimited]

Hehehe💙🙏

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

I like my DUI zip gloves at first I was hesitant to use but I really like them. Just don’t expect a lot of dexterity while putting on the suit and harness (at least for me)

[@AzulUnlimited]

Yeah I like them too. They have been an essential upgrade for my system :)

[@pacificcoast101]

If you're going to be in Morro Bay for a few days, be sure to check out the Coast Guard T-Pier. It is the best muck diving in California.

[@AzulUnlimited]

Thanks! I've only done Coleman Beach for Open Water classes and training/check dives like this. I'll have to do a fun dive there soon.

[@lfreeman2511]

@Azul Unlimited : Hey, what boat was that?

[@AzulUnlimited]

That’s the Spectre out of Ventura!

[@lfreeman2511]

@@AzulUnlimited : I'm almost certain I dove with them, back in '99! Did you see any Mantis Shrimp's?

[@AzulUnlimited]

@@lfreeman2511 I did not!

[@lfreeman2511]

@@AzulUnlimited :

[@gwstrauss65]

Fyi a bit of soapy water on the zip makes it a lot easier to install the glove or any of the zip seal attachments . I helped at many dui demo days.

[@AzulUnlimited]

Yep, I added that in the video in text. Thanks for watching!

[@theck672]

Do you happen to know if the salinity of the water where you were diving is high? The water quality in kelp forest seems to look different … is that even a thing? Changes in ocean water salinity? If so, does it impact scuba 🤿 dive?

[@AzulUnlimited]

There are definitely changes in salinity around the world, but as far as I know, there’s not much of a change at the islands vs the mainland shore. The clarity is now due to the fact that kelp helps decrease water movement which keeps sediment down

[@andrewseraphim91]

The backside of Anacapa is the best!!!

[@AzulUnlimited]

It’s so beautiful!!! 😍 can’t wait to go back

[@timgosling6189]

You've probably tried this, but if not I have an easy way of putting the harness on when I'm in a drysuit and all weighted up for a cold dive. I put the harness and wing down in front of me, harness uppermost and with the shoulder straps toward me. Put arms through shoulder straps, reach down to the sides of the wing, lift and swing the whole thing over head so it drops on my back. Works well in reverse too!

[@AzulUnlimited]

My harness isn’t too heavy, but thanks for the tip! I feel like I would smack myself in the face doing that😅

[@timgosling6189]

@@AzulUnlimited Surely not. It's a bit like you may have done teaching doffing and donning a jacket BCD underwater 🙂

[@AzulUnlimited]

@@timgosling6189 I've tried doing it at the surface over the head and definitely had some fail moments

[@timgosling6189]

@@AzulUnlimited Don't believe it! Need video evidence!

[@AzulUnlimited]

@@timgosling6189 It's actually on this channel! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXy5eq2fjb6rqbM

[@tanabobbi]

Also, what are those big red bump head fish?

[@AzulUnlimited]

California sheephead 😊

[@MopH3ad]

My drysuit gloves have never leaked and they are great, I did however in cold water 6 degrees C this weekend forget to zip up my pee zip and managed to fill my complete trilam drysuit in about 10 seconds. Talk about an early morning wake up call. Ha ha ha

[@AzulUnlimited]

Nooooooo That sounds awful 😅

[@Teampegleg]

I played around with the Zip Gloves, I didn't like them at all for SM. One suggestion for your van keys, perhaps find a brass or plastic key QD. Or just get a second door only key made, they are super cheap my local locksmith charged like $3 a few years ago.

[@AzulUnlimited]

I don't mind them at all for SM. They were super comfy. Noted on the van key! Thanks for watching :)

[@tonyhouk9047]

@@AzulUnlimited Scubapro makes an underwater “egg” that I tested to 50’. Might look at it. Tony

[@AzulUnlimited]

@@tonyhouk9047 Thanks! I like the simplicity of just taking my key with me in the sidemount pouch. Benefits of old keys :)

[@eldiabolico3750]

I’m mesmerized on how the hell you managed to get a seal with all those fibers and hairs laying around…😮

[@AzulUnlimited]

I’m magic✨

[@eldiabolico3750]

@@AzulUnlimited I know ;)

[@nitrovaari]

When replacing hoses, adding a tiny bit of silicone grease to O-rings wouldn't harm.

[@AzulUnlimited]

🤙🤙

[@mahnkemachine3281]

Get cold easily, huh? So I’m assuming a 70 minute dive in 40F water is out then! No worries! Try a heated vest/shirt. As to dry gloves, we use Kubi rings, which make life much easier than the zip gloves. One ring mounts on a standard zip seal. The other ring mounts on the glove. After you have your dry suit, hood, and bcd on, the glove ring just presses into the seal ring, using an o-ring to make a water tight seal. A bit on the pricey side, at $250 for a set, but when you consider that a DUI dry suit can cost $4,000 or more, what’s another $250 to make life easier? We had a great time in Bonaire last month, but now it’s back to our normal diving environments up here in the Great Lakes…cold water, lots of sand, and wreck diving all summer! That orange fish kept trying to steal the shot of whatever kind of shark that looked to be in the rock! Love the content! One day we’ll make it out west to dive!

[@AzulUnlimited]

The kubi system looks great too. I’m happy with what I have though. DUI has been great with me. 70 min in 40F might be pushing it😅😅😅 we’ll get in the water together sometime!

[@pinnacledivingco]

Was "equipment maintenance and repair" not a part of your leadership development process? The whole "DUI dry gloves being directly attached to the suit" is exactly why I hate the way DUI makes their suits and gloves. I much rather prefer the ability to add my dry gloves after I'm dressed via a ring system of some type. I also must have double wrist protection. As in always having wrist seals, even with dry gloves. I use Ansell gloves (extremely rarely do I ever use the Showa gloves--the Showa 660's are those ever-so-popular blue ones you talked about), which are super thin (probably thinner than your DUI gloves here), yet super stretchy and super tough (I've yet to tear or puncture a pair). However, in the event that I ever did tear through a pair of gloves, without wrist seals, my whole suit would flood. So double protection is a must. Additionally, even without fleece glove liners, my hands are still warm using these thin dry gloves in water down to about 15 deg C. After that, I wear fleece gloves underneath.

[@AzulUnlimited]

Oh I’ve done scuba pro servicing training but it’s been about 7 years since I actually serviced a reg… and I didn’t practice much after I did the training so I kind of shot myself in the foot on that one 🙃

[@EricBovelander]

As you know I use the Kubi dry glove system. The biggest benefit is that your normal whristseal stays on the suit, so of you puncture your dryglove your suit won’t flood, that’s something you never want to experience (I did 🥶) The Kubi system gives you the freedom of chosing the type of outher glove you like, from very thin to very thick. Putting on the suit, harnas or backmount set is also easier without gloves on. I always put on my liners and drygloves at last, just before jumping into the water 😊💦 Just something to consider But I can understand the Kubi system is not ideal or compatibel with the DUI zipseal system

[@TheMarcoflint]

Nah it's perfectly adaptable with DUI zip seal. Just a little tricky 😅 Though because you need a channel to let the gas travel in and out of the gloves. If you puncture the glove it will definitely flood your suit. Hopefully a little slower than if you have no seal at all 🙄 but it won't prevent a flood if you stay long enough... Though I agree with you... The KUBI systems is so much better... And when you damage the gloves so much cheaper to replace the gloves (about 5$/pair) And I really like the ability to put on the gloves last instead of first... And between dives... Trying to eat a snack with DUI gloves is doable but gosh it's a pain 🤣

[@EricBovelander]

@@TheMarcoflint I use small tubes under my latex whristseals, I have tried to push those into the arm of my drysuit in case of a ruptured glove, and it worked with a little struggle The tubes I use are 6mm made of plastic, they cannot get compressed but you feel them al the time during your dive, not everyone likes that. For me its just a safety issue because diving in cold waters below 10 celsius has enough other challenges ❄️😜

[@EricBovelander]

@@TheMarcoflint you are totaly right about the Kubi system, you can use very thin gloves like those for doing the dishes up to the thick ones from Santi (what I use) And it’s cheap and easy to Exchange them

[@TheMarcoflint]

@@EricBovelander interesting I never thought you could do that 😅 I usually use the undergarment to break the seal. But that would be a lot harder to push back (probably impossible 😅) Now you need to have reallllly long extended deco for this to become a problem because even in ice water you wouldn't get cold that fast unless you rip apart the glove 😅

[@AzulUnlimited]

Yeah I’m pretty set with the DUI system, but I think the kubi rings are great!

[@SeattleRingHunter]

I recently got a new Santi Enduro drysuit and it is amazing! Santi’s wrist cuff is all rubber in the exterior making a super easy solution for dry gloves for Santi suit owners. See what Jill has shared for Santi drysuit divers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2PGZKl3ep6WrtU Highly recommend the Fourth element G1 liner gloves. I have been using this method recently and it has been a great experience. The gloves are literally the last thing on and go on in seconds perfect each time with the aid of a PVC coupler ring. They stay dry and allow for decent dexterity. Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter

[@AzulUnlimited]

Nice! Love hearing about what works for other divers. I’m sticking with the DUI system but I’ve heard a lot of people sing praises about Santi.

[@SeattleRingHunter]

I notice you have Dive Rite regulators. Ben over at Paragon Diving just hooked me up with the Dive Rite XT1/XT4 regular set. I will be setting up my twin set with these for Tech training! Great value and cold water capable. At some point I will also get the proper special tools and create my own service bench as Dive Rite allows rebuild kits to be sold to the retail customer. As a mechanic I possess the skills to do such work. Pretty excited to swim down this path. 👌💪🤿😃

[@AzulUnlimited]

Congrats! My dive rites have served me well. I just got a new set from a different brand. I’ll be reviewing and sharing here very soon… 🤓

[@SeattleRingHunter]

I can rely on Apeks current business drama while the bankers sort out the company. DiveRite has a great value especially when a full set is required.