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Subject: Re: neoprene drysuits
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 96 21:13:48 -0000
From: Jim Cobb <ir002538@po*.in*.co*>
To: "Sean T. Stevenson" <ststev@UV*.CA*>
cc: "Tech Diver" <techdiver@terra.net>
Beats me. I suppose if you are not doing much diving which requires deco, 
I would not worry about it too much.

   Jim

>Seriously, though, how significant is the gas consumed by compensating
>for the buoyancy change?  I'm 6'5", 210 lbs., so there is a lot of suit
>there to be compressed.  When using doubles with a 1/3 reserve, is it
>still significant?  As far as the insulation is concerned, I prefer to
>be a little cooler, so I plan for a shallower depth.  Long deco stops
>have not, as yet, caused an overheat problem, but then I rarely do extreme 
>bottom times.

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