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iclimbaround
Oct 21, 2012, 1:48 AM
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so i was wondering if you guys knew anywhere to buy gloves made for deep water soloing. i solo in the bahamas in coves and what not, anywho the rocks are razor sharp near the water and usually wet higher up. cant go barehanded despite my climbing callouses. i have been using scuba gloves but they usually only last about 10 climbs before the fingers have holes. i had envisioned a glove similar to scuba gloves, thin and snug and when wet hardly move at all on my hands, with rubber sole pads on the finger tips, basically same rubber as climbing shoes adhered to the fingertips of the gloves. maybe three pads on each finger to allow bending, but really fingertips would be all i would need. do you guys know of any!? or can anyone make these?
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acorneau
Oct 21, 2012, 1:23 PM
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iclimbaround wrote: so i was wondering if you guys knew anywhere to buy gloves made for deep water soloing. i solo in the bahamas in coves and what not, anywho the rocks are razor sharp near the water and usually wet higher up. cant go barehanded despite my climbing callouses. i have been using scuba gloves but they usually only last about 10 climbs before the fingers have holes. i had envisioned a glove similar to scuba gloves, thin and snug and when wet hardly move at all on my hands, with rubber sole pads on the finger tips, basically same rubber as climbing shoes adhered to the fingertips of the gloves. maybe three pads on each finger to allow bending, but really fingertips would be all i would need. do you guys know of any!? or can anyone make these?
Rubber-clad deep water soloing gloves are aid!
Go to the hardware store and I'm sure you'll find rubberized gloves, they seem to be very popular products. No, they won't have C4 or Stealth rubber but they might work for you.
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JimTitt
Oct 21, 2012, 3:28 PM
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in some ways I sympathise, I used to deep-water boulder in Greece with the same difficulty. I work with metal all day anyway so my ands are pretty shredded, I just manned up a bit!
Your best bet would be diving gloves and paint stealth rubber on the wear bits, itīs still aid and a bit girlie but thatīs your choice!
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iclimbaround
Oct 22, 2012, 1:10 AM
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who cares! lol. id rather have an aided climb and get a great workout and experience nature than tear my hands up and not be able to work. i got responsibilities baby!
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iclimbaround
Oct 22, 2012, 1:14 AM
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now now, play nice. its not girly, its smart. i climb for fun and for a workout. i also have a job that requires me to use my hands, so while im stuck in the bahamas deep water soloing is my only choice. i dont know about greece but these rocks are basically razors so no gloves isnt an option, i tried it and regretted it.
anywho, where would i get stealth rubber that is paint-able?
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guangzhou
Oct 22, 2012, 7:02 AM
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Aid maybe, maybe not. Of course, years ago people argued that climbing shoes with sticky rubber was cheating.
Consider a tight pair of golf gloves. Using Barge cement, same as for resoling climbing shoes, glue some sticky rubber on the finger and palm. The rubber should protect the gloves.
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JimTitt
Oct 22, 2012, 7:11 AM
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iclimbaround wrote: anywho, where would i get stealth rubber that is paint-able?
From 5.10
http://fiveten.com/products/accessories-detail/4280-stealthr-paint-kit
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namoclimber
Nov 22, 2012, 7:48 PM
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I used to teach diving and we use buy tool dip for the fingers. Just dip em and let it dry works amazing for the task and bonds super good.
http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/index.htm/Paint-D%C3%A9cor/Paint/Specialty/Miscellaneous/COATING-RBR-PLASTI-DIP-BLK-429ML/_/N-ntlqtZ2pqfZ67l/Ne-67n/Ntk-All_EN/R-I5411716?Ntt=tool+dip
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knubs
Nov 23, 2012, 2:34 AM
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namoclimber wrote: I used to teach diving and we use buy tool dip for the fingers. Just dip em and let it dry works amazing for the task and bonds super good. http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/index.htm/Paint-D%C3%A9cor/Paint/Specialty/Miscellaneous/COATING-RBR-PLASTI-DIP-BLK-429ML/_/N-ntlqtZ2pqfZ67l/Ne-67n/Ntk-All_EN/R-I5411716?Ntt=tool+dip
how easily does that come off skin?
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namoclimber
Nov 23, 2012, 4:19 AM
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Not sure....should probably just use it to coat the wetsuit gloves.
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Wade308
Nov 27, 2012, 4:14 PM
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Maybe you could make a "nub glove" out of latex, or something, and then dip it?
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sorry totally random and off topic but i had never heard of that product and your post kind of triggered a light bulb in my head because my friends and i always joked that i should find some "liquid climbing rubber" that i could dip/coat my nub in for when i climb, and this looks like it might be a start!!! i have some wacked out ideas some times but half the time they work! haha 
