Viking Bayonet Dry Gloves

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I use the Viking Dry Glove Cuff Rings. I chose them because they can't fail. (at least I can't see how). It's just a stiff rubber cuff ring. You stretch a rubber glove over it. Many gloves fit it. I would think a yellow dish washing glove in a pinch would work. I have wrist seals and do not vent them to the suit. I enjoy the redundancy in the seals if I hole a glove on a dive or decide at the last minute to use wet gloves or no gloves. I don't dive very deep but unvented gloves work for me at 100 feet. If I start spending a lot of time below that I may add a string to the wrist seal.

The down side to the basic ring is learing how to get the gloves on yourself. But you learn. Other then that, they are brilliant.

The wife uses the Bayonet system on her 905 suit. I like them up to a point. You still have wrist seals but the o-ring is in the bottom of a channel and it can move and prevent you from locking on the glove. Last time it was 30 minutes of poking at it to resolve the issue. I don't like anything that breaks without warning and have o-rings you can't get to easy. They are also plastic and that can crack. Sand can compromise the seal as well as prevent you from mounting the gloves. I don't like them much.

My 2 cents on the DUI ZipSeal (only used on a demo suit for 3 dives). They are great in theory but you leave the gloves on the suit so as soon as you get your arms in your stuck doing everything in gloved hands. I like putting the gloves on right before I enter the water and fin up. The neck seal is worth it but I personally wouldn't buy the gloves.