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Scuba Forum / UK Scuba / April 2008undersuits which one
hi i know i proberbly opening a can of worms with this one , but which undersuit is good for a all round with a budget of £150 approx plus a bit if worth it ;o) cheers >hi > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >cheers I'm happy with my Weezle. ------------------------------------- York BSAC Web Page: http://www.york-diving.co.uk > hi > > i know i proberbly opening a can of worms with this one , but which > undersuit is good for a all round with a budget of £150 approx plus a bit > if worth it ;o) HOW much?? Geez! You can do it all brand new for about £20! Get yourself down to your nearest Matalan / Primark, and look for thin tracksuit / jogging suit. get yourself two pairs of trousers and sweatshirts. You can wear them as one or two layers, and you don't look like you're wearing your duvet when you stop at a motorway service station. For the price, you can replace them many times over and still have spent less than on a "specialist" item. Ken >> hi >> >> i know i proberbly opening a can of worms with this one , but which undersuit is good for a all round with a budget of £150 >> approx plus a bit if worth it ;o) > > HOW much?? Geez! You can do it all brand new for about £20! You can always do things on the cheap and multiple cheap layers can keep you warm when everything is going right but most divers admit to getting wet at times and that's when the more expensive tricks pay off. Materials that wick moisture away from your body, materials that are still warm when wet. I use an Otter commercial 300. It's a bit bulky but warm in a membrane suit down to ice diving temperatures. I also use Weezle booties but I don't like the quilted all over feel so I don't use their suits. nigelH >>> hi >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > suit down to ice diving temperatures. I also use Weezle booties but I > don't like the quilted all over feel so I don't use their suits. I know where you're coming from, yes fine. With a couple of layers of thin jogging suit I would come out of the N Sea wishing someone would offer to unzip me really fast- I was too hot in there. The only time I EVER had water in my suit was when I'd forgotten to connect my dry suit hose on the surface and did so a few metres down, where it pushed in a bit of water with the first blast of air. Ken >i know i proberbly opening a can of worms with this one , but which >undersuit is good for a all round with a budget of £150 approx plus a bit if >worth it I generally use an otter 200g suit, never had any problems in UK waters, I think the longest/coldest has been around 60 minutes/6 degrees. I've found it a little warm during the summer before and in the med. I bought a 100g suit at LIDS for £25 last week so ask again at the end of this year and I'll know how successful that is in summer time.  SignatureIan spam http://www.justgiving.com/ianblakeley > hi > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > cheers Another vote for weezle here, brilliant bit of kit and oh so toasty. :) > hi > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > cheers Underwhat? Under Neoprene or Tri-lam? hi forgot to say its for a membrane suit > hi > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > cheers Hi Matt First you need against the skin a wicking layer,then your thermal layer,make sure it is breathable so the perspiration can pass through. the final outer layer needs to hold moisture so no waterproof nylons etc And last of all they need to be washable.Get this right and you wont go wrong. All the best Paul. > hi > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > cheers What is much more important the air [in the dry suit] has to pass through to the valves. So no windstoppers, etc. JaC ----- > First you need against the skin a wicking layer, then your thermal layer, make sure it is breathable so the perspiration can pass through. |
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