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This is totally ignorant bullshit. Argon is a far
superior gas for suit inflation than air or anything
else, and it increases the effectiveness of
Thinsulate insulation by 50%.

If the suit floods at all, Argon and thinsulate
combination is still better than regular insulation
dry with no argon.

The only way to beat argon and thinsulate together
is to electrify the thinsulate.

The real problem is that most people do not have a
good, new set of thinsulate, and do not maintain it
properly according to the instructions. If they do,
and they use argon, they can do dives like we do
 14-18 hour dives) with only C-4 and argon - nothing
else, and not ever get cold.

You also have to flush the air out of the suit prior
to the dive with argon.

-----Original Message-----
From: MMikeodin@ao*.co* <MMikeodin@ao*.co*>
To: rsilvers@ph*.co*
<rsilvers@ph*.co*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com
<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: Monday, July 10, 2000 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: Argon in drysuit -- how much warmer?


Argon in an extra bottle makes only sense if you
dive mix.
As you need an extra gas for suit inflation.IMHO if
you dive N2O2 only you
won´t need argon.
Even when diving mix I ´ld rather take air and eat
some more pasta the night
before than using argon.
The suit should leave enough space to wear an G400
undersuit.
Check the undersuit, avoid a too loose fit of the
undergarment as this is a
major reason for migrating air in you drysuit.If the
underwear is too wide
bring it to the taylor and alter it to your needs.
TLS+G400 should fit in a way that you can move
without anyrestricions.
If your dives last longer&it´s still cold although
eating pasta+G400 it´s
still time to think about argon inflation.
Mike
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