There are also different weights and constructions for polypropylene. I personally use the heaviest weight I can buy and wear that under polartec fleece. I have had complete flood outs of my dry suit in water in the 2-5 C range and not gotten chilled on hour plus dives. The underwear was wet but I was perfectly warm. Not even chilled during deco. Wendell >Have you tried using argon for suit inflation? > >Adam >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gliviak, Jozef" <Jozef.Gliviak@co*.co*> >To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:59 AM >Subject: Polypropylen underwear > > >> Guys, from various sources an underwear from polypropylene was recomended >to >> me as the right choice for dry suit bottom layer to be worn (e.g. under >> thinsulate). According the information I've got it should transport water >> (sweat) from your skin to upper layers. >> >> I tried it and was a bit disapointed. May be it works well in open air but >> in closed enviroment when it was a bit wet it actually transported water >> under thinsulate and made more body surface wet and cold. What's your >> experience with this type of underwear? >> >> During those 4C dives which additional insulation do you use when yout >> Thinsulate is not sufficient? >> >> Best regards >> >> Jozef Gliviak >> Slovakia >> -- >> 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'. > > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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