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Lawrence Orchard wrote: [long story deleted] > > As for changing the suit... apart from the cost, the main reason I bought the > CF200 was because DUI told me it was tougher than a membrane suit and since my > diving involves rummaging inside wrecks there was a high chance of getting a > rip. Its not because I believe it offers any greater insulation, and I'm sure > its less flexible. > > Has anyone out there managed to make the Hogarthian approach work for them > using a CF200 whilst diving in cold (7C) sea water? If so I'd really > appreciate some help here, before I go and blow another load of hard earnt > cash on a new set. Lawrence: You didn't say what problems you are having with your CF200. Do you think it is to buoyant or not flexible enough? I too dive in a CF200 which I bought before I knew techdiver existed. Of my three main dive partners; one has a CF200, one has a Viking and one has a DUI TLS suit. We dive in Alaska in -1C to 8C sea water. Probably 3/4 of the dives are single tank sport dives but we are going to hogarthian configuration for local wreck diving. Knowing what I know now, I would buy the TLS for my next suit for basically three reasons (1) it's less buoyant, (2) it is less bulky to pack for travel, and (3) it dries a hell of a lot faster. My partner with the TLS suit does sea lion research and he often wears it like an exposure suit in the zodiaks and climbing all over jagged rocky sea lion haul-outs. He must be as hard on that suit as anyone and he hasn't ripped it yet. However, I'm in no big hurry to replace the CF200 at the moment and this year's dive gear budget is going into the dive boat, which is a much higher priority than a new suit. I don't feel there is anything about the CF200 that makes the hogarthian method more difficult, aside from perhaps the increased buoyancy which forces me to wear a weight belt. However, the crushed neoprene is still way better than regular neoprene and I don't find suit compression and buoyancy change at depth to be a problem. But then my deepest dives are only in the 170-180' range. I am flexible enough in my suit to reach my valves and everything else on my rig. My thinsulite undergarment is actually stiffer and more confining than the suit itself, are you sure your problem isn't with your undergarments? My biggest problem is really the heavy gloves or mits that we have to wear which make every action that much more difficult. I'm going to try dry gloves next to see if that improves my dexterity. But that problem is not specific to the suit. But, I'd love to hear what other CF200 users have to say. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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