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You are going to have to figure out a way to make kelvar latex wrist and neck seals. Jim On 9/4/98 1:36 PM Steve Schinke wrote: >everyong seems to be suggesting ways to keep warm if the suit rips. The >other option is to make a suit that wont rip. >try having someone custom make a kevlar drysuit. Although it doesn't >help with the insulation problem it will be almost imposible to tear >especially if it is made with the stuff they make knife proof vests. It >might also be possible to have a suit with double seals at the neck and >wrists. just another angle on the situation. I don't know if this would >even be possible or economically freezing but is something to consider. >A friend i dive with has a suit (i think its a harveys)its pretty old >but it is a balistic nylon suit with built in nlyon coveralls. they are >like a protective cover. Water can freely move between the outer and >inner layers and it acts as a protective barrier. I do not no how much >protection it offers. but he has never had a tear. > >STEVE ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix At http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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