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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C10592.49497700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am a fairly thin guy, 6'2" and 150 lbs. Since I am not padded with = adipose tissue, the tendons in my forearms and wrists creat havoc with = the seals on my drysuit. I have tried neoprene seals :-( , tapered latex and the bell style latex = seals. =20 As long as I do not manipulate anything underwater I am fine. As soon = as I start moving my fingers or grasping objects, water will migrate = past the seal. =20 So, what have the skinny divers done to deal this??? I know I'm not the = only one. Erik ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C10592.49497700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am a fairly thin guy, 6'2" and 150 = lbs. =20 Since I am not padded with adipose tissue, the tendons in my forearms = and wrists=20 creat havoc with the seals on my drysuit.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have tried neoprene seals :-( , = tapered latex and=20 the bell style latex seals. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As long as I do not manipulate anything = underwater=20 I am fine. As soon as I start moving my fingers or grasping = objects,=20 water will migrate past the seal. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So, what have the skinny divers done to = deal=20 this??? I know I'm not the only one.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Erik</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C10592.49497700-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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