Drygloves

Cold hands end dives earlier than cold bodies do. Drygloves keep your hands dry and let you wear an insulating liner underneath, which is what actually keeps them warm. We stock ring systems and gloves from SiTech, Rolock, Kubi, Santi, Fourth Element and Waterproof. Which system suits you depends on your drysuit cuffs, so check before you buy.

Dryglove and ring seal fitted to a drysuit cuff

Expert advice
Talk to divers who use the kit we sell.
Servicing and repairs
Regulators, cylinders, drysuits, BCDs and computer batteries.
Rutland dive centre
A real shop in Oakham, with training and pool sessions.
UK delivery
Posted across the UK. Ask about lead times on special orders.

Why drygloves

Wet hands lose heat fast, and cold hands are usually what ends a UK dive before anything else does. Once your fingers stop working properly, clipping off a reel or operating an inflator becomes harder than it should be.

Drygloves solve this the same way a drysuit does. The glove keeps water out; a liner worn underneath provides the warmth. That separation means you can change insulation with the season without changing the glove.

Ring systems and compatibility

Most drygloves attach to a ring system fitted to your drysuit cuffs. The rings and the gloves are matched, so a glove from one system does not necessarily fit another. This is the part people get wrong when buying online.

Check what your suit already has before ordering. If you are fitting a system for the first time, it needs to suit both the suit and the seals you are running, and some systems require the cuff seals to be modified. We fit these in house and can tell you what works with your suit.

Liners are part of the decision

A dryglove on its own is a waterproof shell. Warmth comes from the liner, and liner thickness changes how much room you need inside the glove, so buy them together rather than adding a thicker liner later and finding it does not fit.

Getting advice

Drygloves are one of the few purchases where the compatibility question matters more than the product choice. Tell us which drysuit you dive and what seals it has, and we will tell you which systems fit it.

Read the full guide Show less

Frequently asked questions

That depends on the ring system, not the glove. Rings and gloves are matched within a system, so a glove from one will not necessarily fit another, and some systems need the cuff seals modified to fit.

This is the single thing worth checking before ordering. Tell us which drysuit you dive and what seals it has and we will tell you what fits. We also fit these systems in house.

Yes. The glove keeps water out; the liner keeps your hands warm. A dryglove worn on its own is a waterproof shell and not much else.

Liner thickness also changes how much room you need inside the glove, so buy them together. Adding a thicker liner to gloves bought tight is a common way to end up with cold hands anyway, because compressed insulation stops working.

They can, in the same way a drysuit does, unless air can move between the suit and the glove. Some systems allow that airflow by design; others use a valve or a length of tubing under the wrist seal.

How your particular system handles it is worth understanding before you dive it, not on the way down. Ask us when you buy, or when we fit it.