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Whistler - 06 Aug 2005 04:55 GMT

Where'd you get your 3mm wetsuit?

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Jer - 06 Aug 2005 13:17 GMT

> Where'd you get your 3mm wetsuit?

Off a poacher. I had to fix the hole my spear made, but it fits nicely.

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Douglas W. - 12 Aug 2005 13:50 GMT

> Where'd you get your 3mm wetsuit?

I got 3X and 4X Akonas from Leisure Pro, the fit good, have lasted 5
years, and were cheap as dirt.

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An American friend of mine - living in Canada - says that in the US, greed
is acceptable but envy is a sin. In Canada it is just the opposite. I would
suggest that envy is our national sport. And no one inspires more envy in us
than our southern neighbor. It is a shame, because any legitimate gripes we
may have about America get lost in a sea of childish wolf-crying.

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Whistler - 12 Aug 2005 16:50 GMT

>>Where'd you get your 3mm wetsuit?
>
> I got 3X and 4X Akonas from Leisure Pro, the fit good, have lasted 5
> years, and were cheap as dirt.

Yeah, but there was a reason I asked Curtis specifically. My Akona is
not holding out the cold at depth. I'm considering one of those Rubatex
custom jobs, which he has. Either that or selling my current drysuit
and buying one that I actually like.

Alas, I posted to the wrong group...

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Douglas W. - 12 Aug 2005 17:00 GMT

> >>Where'd you get your 3mm wetsuit?
> >
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>
> Alas, I posted to the wrong group...

E-mail your phone number...

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Whistler - 13 Aug 2005 08:05 GMT

> E-mail your phone number...

Did that already. In response to your ``look at my master mechanic
ultra obsessive compulsive dive kit organization laid out on the bed I'm
going to keep on truckin' now'' post.

You mean to tell me you can keep track of 15,000 o-rings but you lost my
f.cking phone number?

Wheah da liberry at?

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Douglas W. - 13 Aug 2005 08:18 GMT

> > E-mail your phone number...
>
> Did that already. In response to your ``look at my master mechanic
> ultra obsessive compulsive dive kit organization laid out on the bed I'm
> going to keep on truckin' now'' post.

Popeye's Magic Bag.

Is that cool, or what?

> You mean to tell me you can keep track of 15,000 o-rings but you lost my
> f.cking phone number?
>
> Wheah da liberry at?

It's in my other pants (I got a new computer).

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Whistler - 13 Aug 2005 08:20 GMT

> It's in my other pants (I got a new computer).

Yeah, well, watch this magic trick. Presto, now it's on your new computer.

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Al Wells - 14 Aug 2005 23:43 GMT

> Yeah, but there was a reason I asked Curtis specifically. My Akona is
> not holding out the cold at depth. I'm considering one of those Rubatex
> custom jobs, which he has. Either that or selling my current drysuit
> and buying one that I actually like.

This is the well known supplier of them: http://www.wetwear.com/ I
understand that there are now others who make suits from this material,
and that there is also a Japanese material that some say is good. You
might want to do a little research on the Spearo board, as some of those
guys use Rubatex and Yamamoto. FWIW, the last wetsuit I bought was a 3/2
O'neill for $89 in Key largo, and I have been quite surprised with how
it has held up.

Two friends of mine bought Rubatex suits for deep diving (200-300 ft
every weekend), and they did not last any longer than the cheap stuff.
They got crushed thin pretty quickly. They now use cheap wetsuits and
replace them often.

While we're on the subject, if you have any thoughts about Henderson
Hyperstretch, talk to George Morris before you spend any money.

One thing you can do to any wetsuit to increase its performance is to
add wrist, neck and ankle seals. Most of the custom suit builders will
do this, or you can send it to someone like Steve Gamble.

al

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