SEAC 5.0mm| Neoprene Gloves | Firedry Lined

5.0mm High Performance Gloves. Designed for excellent levels of comfort and superb insulation in colder conditions such as the UK winter time.

Special Supertex palm with fast drying 'Fire Dry' inner lining and Ultra tender wrists that work in conjunction with your semi-dry or dry suits' seals.

They cost more to manufacture so prices are higher compared to some alternatives, so is it worth paying a few extra pounds for the better manufacturing qualities and innovative features? Perhaps in 3 or 4 years time when these superb gloves are still intact and performing like new you’ll agree it was, in the meantime we’ll try to explain why these gloves are special.

You can often tell the quality when you turn a glove inside out. SEACs Prof Gloves feature a special Water Repellent “Fire Dry” Internal Lining. This reflects back your body heat and reduces the amount of water in contact with your skin, the result is that these gloves are warmer compared to other brands of the same thickness. The soft “Fire Dry” Lining is very comfortable next to your skin.

Most Neoprene Gloves “Seal” with a stretchy Velcro Strap around your wrist. This has to be pulled quite tight to stop too much water entering the glove and they have a habit of coming undone and they tend to be positioned right where many divers would rather wear their dive computer. SEAC Prof Gloves have a altogether different sealing arrangement. The Seal is formed as with many semi dry / dry suits by a Smooth Skin Internal Neoprene Seal - this stops so much water entering the glove and chilling your hands. 

Next Comfort & Grip, which way do you jump! On the market you’ll find very soft flexible Neoprene gloves at lower prices and the most common palm reinforcing used with these is a series of rubbery dots across the palm area. These help with grip but have minimal  affect on wear, as such these gloves can easily wear out and require replacing often before the completion of a diving season. The other extreme are dive / water sports gloves featuring Kevlar reinforcing to the underside palm and finger areas. Kevlar is very strong and expensive. The major drawback is that you lose a great deal of dexterity with Kevlar.

SEAC PROF Gloves feature SUPERTEX Reinforcing to the Palm and Finger Areas. It is not so stiff as KEVLAR so Dexterity is not so aversely affected, yet, it will help ensure that SEAC PROF Gloves last many more seasons compared to “Rubbery Dots”! SEAC “PROF” Gloves are a sensible compromise offering a good balance of comfort, warmth and longer life features.