MarkZ

I used to the the long OMS gloves which were called proctology golves by my buddies for a few years. They were a PIA to put on and not really any warmer then any other wet gloves but should get real kudo's for durability. I still have them and they lasted hundreds of dives and still have a most of their life left in them. Most of my friends went through a half a dozen pairs during the same time period. As for the other style with the latex cuffs in my opinion they are more trouble then they are worth. A real pain to put over the lining and I gave mine away before my third dive. I currently use the old style Viking cuff rings on both my suits and are more then happy. I can use wet gloves when I feel like it, change the wrist seals in a couple of minutes and when going dry put on a pair of nice fleece gloves and cover them with $2.00 surplus chemical gloves that last way longer then I expected. I am actually still on my second pair and in my third year of diving them. I really did not even wear out the first pair but used them for painting. If you are really worried about ripping them on a wreck you can put a pair of any flavor of work gloves over them, even SS link butcher/shark gloves. I have not personally used the Si-Tek rings but know many who do and for the most part they seem to have more problems getting them to seal and keeping dry then I do with my old Vikings. Take that for what it is worth since I cannot tell you for sure it is the people or the system.