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It most bee very bulky. Can you still reach your valaves? ---------- > Från: Jsuw@ao*.co* > Till: Grey@is*.ca* > Kopia: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Ämne: Re: Cold water risk > Datum: den 4 september 1998 06:32 > > In a message dated 9/3/98 11:30:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Grey@is*.ca* > writes: > > > A drysuit over a wetsuit!! > > I guess if you spent a little tine getting the buoyancy under control it > > would work.It is interesting enough that,as a cold water diver,I am going > to > > give this a try! > > Actually, there was no bouyancy issue with this. I used about the same weight > with the wetsuit underneath as with the thick woolies (diving an aluminum 80 > where I needed additional weight). In warmer water, when I still want the dry > suit (say 65-70 degree water), I use a thinner wet suit (3mm) as my > insulation, mainly because I've never bothered to shop for thinner dry suit > underwear. The bouyancy characteristics and drag of the dry suit is the same > with the wet suit underneath as with dry suit underwear. > > Just a point to remember, you want insulation that will keep you warm even if > it gets wet. Cotton garments won't do that because they keep moisture next to > your skin. Avoid using sweats or a t-shirt as a layer under the suit. > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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