Believe me a neoprene drysuit makes that 20' deco stop a real pain in the
ass. It is between 10' & 20' that the material really starts to expand
making buoyancy control in this range a real pisser if you are doing a
free-floating deco. I never noticed this before because I always do my deco
hanging from an anchor or hang line. In FL I gave up even trying and popped
a bag and hung from it slightly negative. I am saving up for a "real"
drysuit.

   Jim
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> From: Steve Grogan <syndicatedillusion@ro*.co*>
> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 06:43:57 -0800 (PST)
> To: Paul Wright <paul@ca*.co*.uk*>
> Cc: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>, Lovan <LovanC@Tr*.co*.za*>
> Subject: Re: Neoprene?
> 
> It truly is a matter of personal preference.  If one
> chooses neoprene then they ought to obtain their
> measurements while wearing their heavier or thickest
> underwear.  The only real downside to neoprene is that
> its buoyancy characteristics change with pressure
> differences, but that shouldn't really matter in
> regards to its insulating value because you should be
> dressed for the water temp anyway.  One major upside
> to a neoprene suit is that it is not baggy and is also
> very easy to repair and that also makes it cost less
> to have done.  They are more buoyant but a lot of them
> are made from 1/8 inch neoprene instead of 1/4 inch so
> they are less buoyant than one would immediately
> think.  Besides if you are in shape, which you ought
> to be for tech diving, then you shouldn't need much
> weight anyway.  It isn't hard to compensate for the
> buoyancy from neoprene dry suits.
> 
> Steve
> 
> --- Paul Wright <paul@ca*.co*.uk*> wrote:
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Trey <trey@ne*.co*>
>> 
>> Only somebody who does not know
>>> any better dives a neopreme dryuit of any kind.
>> 
>> A serious question, Why no neoprene drysuits?
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
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