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-----Original Message----- From: Art Zadina <artz@po*.ne*> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Tuesday,July 06,1999 10:20 PM Subject: Rubatex G-231 wetsuits >Hello, listmembers: > >I'm in the process of upgrading my equipment, and one of the last items I'm >getting is a custom wetsuit, 7mm farmer john and beavertail jacket. > >I want it made of Rubatex G-231, but the one caveat I've heard from wetsuit >manufacturers is that the material might be too stiff to be comfortable. > >Of course, I'm mostly interested in it's performance underwater, but I will >spend time in the farmer john sitting on a kayak or for 8 hrs a day on >liveaboards. > >If anyone has experience with a wetsuit of G-231, (also pros/cons of >attached hoods?) I would appreciate your views. > >Thanks > >Art > I use wetsuits that are made from Rubatex and they work great. I currently have two suits: 1/4 thick and 3/8 thick. They are both skin inside. With skin inside they are more flexible and also much warmer. Even at 3/8 thickness the suit is still flexible and practical to use although somewhat more cumbersome. This is the only rubber I will use for a wetsuit. If you want good suits made from this material I recommend "The Wetsut Factory" in CA. Their prices are very reasonable. I use the suits for urchin diving in the winter here in New England. I am often wearing the suit all day. If you plan on wearing it for 8 hrs a day I strongly recommend "skin inside" even though it may be more difficult to get on. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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