But it takes overnight till I notice the slight swelling and redness in my fingers, and by then it is too late to pee on my hands! lol
But it takes overnight till I notice the slight swelling and redness in my fingers, and by then it is too late to pee on my hands! lol
Might seem weird but do it as a precationary anyway. Even weirder is that you should use someone elses as it doesnt pass any bugs straight back into you through the wound.
Matt
Better solution is to keep the freggin hands of the coral. Think that the little damage you have to your hand and multiply that because what happens to the coral when you touch it is worse.
If you can't help it as many new divers claim, add a small squirt of air to your BC and move a few feet up off the coral. You will still be able to see everything and enjoy your dive, you won't get a rash and the coral will be there for the next diver to see.
So during your next dive, remember the pain you caused yourself and remember keep the freggin hands of the coral.
I always have gloves, but that is to protect my hands from the ropes, dive ladders, ect, and NOT to protect me from Marine Life.
Just to share: Apo Island, a dive site here in the Visayas, forbids the use of gloves. When I was there early this year, I was told the policy was enforced by locals because tourists (in the 70s-80s) liked sitting on the massive table corals, clowning around for a souvenir photo. So, in this case, the possibility of scrapes = hands off.
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