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BillParker - 6/16/2014 9:27 AM
Good point. I have a pair of Scubapro gloves too. They appear to be made of leather like many non-diving gloves. They’re not insulating at all but they do a great job of protecting my hands from stinging marine life and sharp objects. The one thing that I can think of that might be special for diving is the velcro strap around the wrist. They’ve never floated off on me and I’ve probably taken them on 50+ dives. I have a pair of leather gloves for working in the yard and there’s no velcro strap. They’d certainly protect my hands even UW (and possibly make it harder to manipulate dive computer buttons, BC bladder inflater, mask, etc.) but I wonder if they’d fall off easily without that wrist strap if I took them on a dive. I like the Mechanix gloves idea. I have a pair and it has a wrist strap. A quick check of prices show the Mechanix gloves cost a little more than leather diving gloves. They might do a better job of protecting you and maybe insulate some as well. When my Scubapro gloves wear out I’ll have to try the Mechanix gloves out.