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Buoyancy is not an issue if you are using thinsulate. I have had it happen and the thinsulate held the argon well enough to maintain buoyancy and keep me warm . I caught the front of my suit in my scooter prop hub , ripping the suit, while picking up a stage bottle without stopping. I had nine hours of deco in front of me on that one and the only consequence ( besides having to get the suit fixed ) was skin bends on my front where the water was getting in. The skin obviously shunted the blood away from the cold area so I was unable to adequately decompress. Otherwise, the big issue of not getting cold in nine hours and ( being able to maintain buoyancy ) was not a problem. If you want to test this the easy way, try sinking thinsulate in a swimming pool. -----Original Message----- From: Steve [mailto:sfkenney@ea*.ne*] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 1:24 AM To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: Dry Suit Flood ? Does anyone know how much if any buoyancy loss there is if a dry suit completely floods? I have a DUI TLS350 custom fit. TIA -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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