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From: "George Irvine" <girvine@be*.ne*>
To: "Capt JT" <captjt@mi*.co*>, <trey@ne*.co*>,
    
Subject: RE: drysuit answers
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 18:17:43 -0400
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Real simple - who has been doing it longer and who is new at it. I am
getting real sick of the bullshit. The real story is the nobody can make any
money on the TLS 350 so nobody wants to promote it, so we have to listen to
all the bullshit reinventions of the wheel that show up once a week. The
other brands have giant margins relative to DUI. You figure it out. You
figure out if I am some superhuman breed or if I just happen to know what I
am talking about, as painful as that decision is for you.

We (WKPP) get no special break from DUI and neither do the dealers. I could
care less what the suit costs, and I don't care what the margins are. JJ
asked me what I would want in a suit if I could have anything at all made.He
gets no love from DUI and no breaks. I told him exactly like the TLS 350. JJ
wants to add a seal protector - good idea, but that is about it for what
should be different.

The suits do not need to have "stretch" material, they are not supposed to
be dove tight to your body, you are not supposed to have fifty layers of
bullshit on underneath, you are supposed to have a perfect set of C-4 and
nothing else, you are supposed to have the pockets and the valves where I
have them, and you are supposed to take care of the thing properly like
anything else.

JT, you are unbelievable sometimes. You are the one who is always bitching
about sales tactics of the dive business, and you are always the first to
fall for them, and the first to ignore the thinking that has produced the
best track record in diving.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Capt JT [mailto:captjt@mi*.co*]
  Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 1:46 PM
  To: trey@ne*.co*; techdiver@aquanaut.com
  Subject: RE: drysuit answers


  I expected an email from you on this topic, so that puts me in a tough
spot, who to believe.



  At 05:37 AM 5/7/02 -0400, George Irvine wrote:

    JT, this is not the case. Look on the WKPP site and tell me my suit has
air bubbles. I can do anything with that suit. Maybe you should advise the
Navy SEALs why they should not use the suit I use. I can reach anything I
need to reach in my suit with C-4 under it, and I have significantly more
muscle mass than you guys.

    The correct answer is get a custom suit and learn buoyancy control. I
have four and they all work perfectly.
        -----Original Message-----
        From: Capt JT [mailto:captjt@mi*.co*]
        Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 6:04 PM
        To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
        Subject: drysuit answers


        I have had a lot of emails over the drysuit statements. Below is
compiled emails from the VBtech list over the drysuits. Hope this helps
everyone with their questions.






          The self donning with the telescoping torso causes to many air
pockets and is only there  because it is needed for you to get into the
suit, it does not stretch. I do believe he said the TLS 350 also wears out
extremely fast.


          Andy's is making a DS that is much to what everyone really needs,
self donning, stretchable, in a shell that is durable. Dave Dalton has one
and so does Todd, but theirs have not had the upgrades of the new ones
coming out, if I remember right.


          I have a neoprene suit that is cheap one, but now that it has been
down to 400ft a bunch of times it is a high dollar crushed neoprene ;-0
hopefully some of these others guys will answer about the suits, they were
there just like me.










          JT



        JT,


        I suspect you're referring to the DS2 from Andy's.... diaganol
zipper entry... no telescopic body.... Like I dived with y'all last year?
I'm curious as I don't recall ever hearing any of the GUE/WKPP folks mention
anything other than DUI previously.


        BD


        The TLS 350 is similar to what Andy calls the "Ultra",
        his lightest material. I (and Todd & Allyson) have
        the "Extreme" which is the heavier grade that Andrew
        likes (but not the cordura, the heaviest).
        The biggest problem he mentioned with the DUI is that
        when you reach for your valves, the cut of the suit
        restricts your motion (same for the DUI
        undergarments). He pointed out that Andy puts in
        panels under the arms and in the crotch as opposed to
        the "rag doll" design of the sleeves on the DUI & most
        others. This gives better freedom of movement. He
        also said that he got Andy to redesign his diagonal
        zipper so it terminates above the waist and doesn't
        fold when you bend. He prefers that (the new DS-2) to
        the DS-3 that we have, due to flex of the zipper when
        doing a valve drill.
        BTW, Andrew is GUE, not (as far as I know) WKPP.


        Dave Dalton


        I have the DUI 450 and noticed the following things in the class-
        -When the backplate is in the proper position the telescope flaps
stick out
        and catches your long hose and light cable. I was wearing my plate
way too
        low and the belt was holding the "skirt" in and never noticed it
before. And
        when you have the proper amount of air in the suit (i.e. practically
none)
        the suit does not telescope. I know, I have one.
        -As JT mentioned the armpits are cut like they would be on a shirt
or
        jacket, there is not enough material to allow reaching your valves,
        particularly with the thick cordura the 450 has.
        -With the backplate adjusted correctly DUI puts the exhaust valve in
exactly
        the wrong position, it impedes the left strap from getting on/off
your
        shoulder.
        I suppose that DUI could add the material to the armpits to allow
reaching
        the valves, but this would mean dealing with DUI, and that would
mean pretty
        much not having a drysuit for a period of several months. But I
suppose when
        you are sending it back to get the various leaks fixed that DUI
suits are
        plagued with, you can have the mods done then.
        From what I gathered the "dream suit" for DIR ocean divers would:
        -Be of a stretchable fabric which does not absorb water like crushed
        neoprene.
        -Cut with panels in the armpits and crotch to allow reaching the
valves.
        -a diagonal self-donning zipper that does not go so low as to get
stressed
        when you bend over.
        -Velcro seal bellows pockets on both sides cut so your hand can slip
into
        them without the top folding in, equipped with grommets for a belay
line.
        -An exhaust valve on the outside of the forearm rather than the
        upper-outside of the arm.
        -An inflate valve which has restricted air flow. This is for the
event of a
        stuck DS inflater valve or regulator and to keep you from putting
too much
        air in the DS to begin with.
        -Hard boots with reinforcement where the top of the fin pocket rubs.
        -P valve located on the leg more towards the inseam than sticking
our front.
        -Thinsulate underwear with stretchable panels in the armpits and
crotch
        (thinsulte does not stretch) or perhaps development of stretchable
        thinsulate.
        The goals are:
        -To be able to reach your valves with no air in the suit.
        -To be streamlined yet flexible.
        -To be easily purgable in the correct (horizontal) position.
        -To have large, easy access pockets on both sides.
        Currently this suit does not exist. The folks with the cheapest DUI
200
        (i.e. The model without the telescope) seem to come closest to the
ideal,
        near as I can tell, if you get the purge valve in the right place
and the
        correct pockets installed. The Andy's have the crotch and armpit
panels but
        you have to have a fair amount of drag-producing trilam material to
allow
        you movement and their pockets suck.
        But if I were about to drop 2 large on a drysuit I would try to find
one
        which incorporates as many of the above features as possible, with
the
        number one priority of being able to reach your valves with no air
in the
        suit.
        I may have missed something here or not interpreted correctly, gang
please
        correct me where I am wrong.
        Jim Cobb
        Andrew is not a supporter of DUI DS, his preference is Dive Concepts
in
        California and Andy's.
        I have a DUI CF200 with the telescoping body. I asked him about the
DS and
        the only bad thing, which we all know, is the absorption of water
and time
        to dry. It does not develop the folds as the Trilamines do. It is
more
        durable then the type trilamines. He stated that two divers, same
setup and
        scooters, the crashed neoprene will slowly walk away from the
trilamine.
        Crashed Neoprene down side again is weight and time to dry
especially if you
        are traveling.
        The Andy's suit is, DS2 with the Ultra or Cordura. There a
modification to
        the DS2 zipper placement cutting higher on the body instead of the
        traditional lower on the right side.
        The important part to all this is movement or motion. As one raises
the arm
        in both the undergarment and DS w/undergarment, the restriction of
the
        movement is the issue under the arm pit. That is wear the stretch
points and
        restriction in movement occurs. The ability to reach the valves.
(See David
        Dalton comment on the panel - important to relieve the restrict
issue.)
        Dive Concepts sound as if they are building a DS to order with
important
        mod's and improvement. Several reference to them but more the
Andy's. I
        think because he is on our coast and general neighborhood.
        David Widen


        Andrew really liked the Andy's suits. The only thing Allyson and I
didn't get on ours was the new diagonal zipper that Andrew got Andy to add.
Ours are the DS3s with the zipper that goes straight across the front.
        The sleeve sort of telescopes over the seal so you don't put
pressure on the wrist seal when you reach for your valves, etc. The material
is heavier than the TLS 350, but it still is very flexible. It has a sort of
panel built in under the arm that allows some stretch (same with the legs)
and it comes stock with the SI Tek valves. It also has a nice slim boot
(Andy calls it the tech boot) that fits perfectly into the XL Jetfins. There
have been some complaints about the boots splitting after several hundred
dives (Andrew does about 600 a year), but at least they fit the fins nicely.
The suit is well made and has nice heavy duty latex seals.
        Todd Claggett


        I forgot to mention that the DS2 zipper that comes straight down is
not the zipper that Andrew recommends. He has apparently gotten Andy to make
one that curves at the bottom, sort of around the waist a bit instead of
just straight. It takes the stress off of the zipper and makes it last
longer.
        Todd


        I believe the key was that Andy's suits have a little extra material
under the armpit to allow proper mobility i.e., reaching your valves and in
the crotch area for proper kicking. The medium grade tri-lam is also a
little more durable than the tls 350. Finally, the new model that Andrew
called the 5th D spec. has a zipper that is self donning much like the tls
350, but instead of the zipper ending at the hip, it ends midway between the
hip and shoulder. This puts less wear on the zipper when you bend over.
        Tom Sawicki


































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  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Capt JT=20
  [mailto:captjt@mi*.co*]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 07, 2002 =
1:46=20
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> trey@ne*.co*; =
techdiver@aquanaut.com<BR><B>Subject:</B>=20
  RE: drysuit answers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I expected an email from
you =
on this=20
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  05:37 AM 5/7/02 -0400, George Irvine wrote:<BR><FONT face=3Darial =
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  <BLOCKQUOTE cite type=3D"cite">JT, this is not the case. Look on the =
WKPP site=20
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suit. Maybe=20
    you should advise the Navy SEALs why they should not use the suit I =
use. I=20
    can reach anything I need to reach in my suit with C-4 under it, and =
I have=20
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</FONT><BR> <BR><FONT=20
    face=3Darial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>The correct answer is get a =
custom suit and=20
    learn buoyancy control. I have four and they all work =
perfectly.</FONT>
    <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=3Dtahoma size=3D2>
      <DL>
        <DD>-----Original Message-----=20
        <DD>From: Capt JT [<A href=3D"mailto:captjt@mi*.co*"=20
        eudora=3D"autourl">mailto:captjt@mi*.co*</A>]=20
        <DD>Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 6:04 PM=20
        <DD>To: techdiver@aquanaut.com=20
        <DD>Subject: drysuit answers<BR><BR></FONT>
        <DD>I have had a lot of emails over the drysuit statements. =
Below is=20
        compiled emails from the VBtech list over the drysuits. Hope =
this helps=20
        everyone with their questions.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
        <BLOCKQUOTE cite type=3D"cite">
          <DD>The self donning with the telescoping torso causes to many =
air=20
          pockets and is only there  because it is needed for you =
to get=20
          into the suit, it does not stretch. I do believe he said the =
TLS 350=20
          also wears out extremely fast.<BR><BR>
          <DD>Andy's is making a DS that is much to what everyone really =
needs,=20
          self donning, stretchable, in a shell that is durable. Dave =
Dalton has=20
          one and so does Todd, but theirs have not had the upgrades of =
the new=20
          ones coming out, if I remember right.<BR><BR>
          <DD>I have a neoprene suit that is cheap one, but now that it =
has been=20
          down to 400ft a bunch of times it is a high dollar crushed =
neoprene=20
          ;-0  hopefully some of these others guys will answer =
about the=20
          suits, they were there just like=20
         
me.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
          <DD>JT</DD></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><FONT
face=3Dverdana =
color=3D#0000ff>
        <DD>JT, <BR><BR>
        <DD>I suspect you're referring to the DS2 from Andy's.... =
diaganol=20
        zipper entry... no telescopic body.... Like I dived with y'all =
last=20
        year? I'm curious as I don't recall ever hearing any of the =
GUE/WKPP=20
        folks mention anything other than DUI previously. <BR><BR>
        <DD>BD</FONT> <BR><BR>
        <DD>The TLS 350 is similar to what Andy calls the "Ultra",=20
        <DD>his lightest material. I (and Todd & Allyson) have=20
        <DD>the "Extreme" which is the heavier grade that Andrew=20
        <DD>likes (but not the cordura, the heaviest).=20
        <DD>The biggest problem he mentioned with the DUI is that=20
        <DD>when you reach for your valves, the cut of the suit=20
        <DD>restricts your motion (same for the DUI=20
        <DD>undergarments). He pointed out that Andy puts in=20
        <DD>panels under the arms and in the crotch as opposed to=20
        <DD>the "rag doll" design of the sleeves on the DUI & most=20
        <DD>others. This gives better freedom of movement. He=20
        <DD>also said that he got Andy to redesign his diagonal=20
        <DD>zipper so it terminates above the waist and doesn't=20
        <DD>fold when you bend. He prefers that (the new DS-2) to=20
        <DD>the DS-3 that we have, due to flex of the zipper when=20
        <DD>doing a valve drill.=20
        <DD>BTW, Andrew is GUE, not (as far as I know) WKPP.<BR><BR>
        <DD>Dave Dalton<BR><BR>
        <DD>I have the DUI 450 and noticed the following things in the =
class-=20
        <DD>-When the backplate is in the proper position the telescope =
flaps=20
        stick out=20
        <DD>and catches your long hose and light cable. I was wearing my =
plate=20
        way too=20
        <DD>low and the belt was holding the "skirt" in and never =
noticed it=20
        before. And=20
        <DD>when you have the proper amount of air in the suit (i.e. =
practically=20
        none)=20
        <DD>the suit does not telescope. I know, I have one.=20
        <DD>-As JT mentioned the armpits are cut like they would be on a =
shirt=20
        or=20
        <DD>jacket, there is not enough material to allow reaching your =
valves,=20
        <DD>particularly with the thick cordura the 450 has.=20
        <DD>-With the backplate adjusted correctly DUI puts the exhaust =
valve in=20
        exactly=20
        <DD>the wrong position, it impedes the left strap from getting =
on/off=20
        your=20
        <DD>shoulder.=20
        <DD>I suppose that DUI could add the material to the armpits to =
allow=20
        reaching=20
        <DD>the valves, but this would mean dealing with DUI, and that =
would=20
        mean pretty=20
        <DD>much not having a drysuit for a period of several months. =
But I=20
        suppose when=20
        <DD>you are sending it back to get the various leaks fixed that =
DUI=20
        suits are=20
        <DD>plagued with, you can have the mods done then.=20
        <DD>From what I gathered the "dream suit" for DIR ocean divers =
would:=20
        <DD>-Be of a stretchable fabric which does not absorb water like =
crushed=20

        <DD>neoprene.=20
        <DD>-Cut with panels in the armpits and crotch to allow reaching =
the=20
        valves.=20
        <DD>-a diagonal self-donning zipper that does not go so low as =
to get=20
        stressed=20
        <DD>when you bend over.=20
        <DD>-Velcro seal bellows pockets on both sides cut so your hand =
can slip=20
        into=20
        <DD>them without the top folding in, equipped with grommets for =
a belay=20
        line.=20
        <DD>-An exhaust valve on the outside of the forearm rather than =
the=20
        <DD>upper-outside of the arm.=20
        <DD>-An inflate valve which has restricted air flow. This is for =
the=20
        event of a=20
        <DD>stuck DS inflater valve or regulator and to keep you from =
putting=20
        too much=20
        <DD>air in the DS to begin with.=20
        <DD>-Hard boots with reinforcement where the top of the fin =
pocket rubs.=20

        <DD>-P valve located on the leg more towards the inseam than =
sticking=20
        our front.=20
        <DD>-Thinsulate underwear with stretchable panels in the armpits =
and=20
        crotch=20
        <DD>(thinsulte does not stretch) or perhaps development of =
stretchable=20
        <DD>thinsulate.=20
        <DD>The goals are:=20
        <DD>-To be able to reach your valves with no air in the suit.=20
        <DD>-To be streamlined yet flexible.=20
        <DD>-To be easily purgable in the correct (horizontal) position. =

        <DD>-To have large, easy access pockets on both sides.=20
        <DD>Currently this suit does not exist. The folks with the =
cheapest DUI=20
        200=20
        <DD>(i.e. The model without the telescope) seem to come closest =
to the=20
        ideal,=20
        <DD>near as I can tell, if you get the purge valve in the right =
place=20
        and the=20
        <DD>correct pockets installed. The Andy's have the crotch and =
armpit=20
        panels but=20
        <DD>you have to have a fair amount of drag-producing trilam =
material to=20
        allow=20
        <DD>you movement and their pockets suck.=20
        <DD>But if I were about to drop 2 large on a drysuit I would try =
to find=20
        one=20
        <DD>which incorporates as many of the above features as =
possible, with=20
        the=20
        <DD>number one priority of being able to reach your valves with =
no air=20
        in the=20
        <DD>suit.=20
        <DD>I may have missed something here or not interpreted =
correctly, gang=20
        please=20
        <DD>correct me where I am wrong.=20
        <DD>Jim Cobb=20
        <DD>Andrew is not a supporter of DUI DS, his preference is Dive =
Concepts=20
        in=20
        <DD>California and Andy's.=20
        <DD>I have a DUI CF200 with the telescoping body. I asked him =
about the=20
        DS and=20
        <DD>the only bad thing, which we all know, is the absorption of =
water=20
        and time=20
        <DD>to dry. It does not develop the folds as the Trilamines do. =
It is=20
        more=20
        <DD>durable then the type trilamines. He stated that two divers, =
same=20
        setup and=20
        <DD>scooters, the crashed neoprene will slowly walk away from =
the=20
        trilamine.=20
        <DD>Crashed Neoprene down side again is weight and time to dry=20
        especially if you=20
        <DD>are traveling.=20
        <DD>The Andy's suit is, DS2 with the Ultra or Cordura. There a=20
        modification to=20
        <DD>the DS2 zipper placement cutting higher on the body instead =
of the=20
        <DD>traditional lower on the right side.=20
        <DD>The important part to all this is movement or motion. As one =
raises=20
        the arm=20
        <DD>in both the undergarment and DS w/undergarment, the =
restriction of=20
        the=20
        <DD>movement is the issue under the arm pit. That is wear the =
stretch=20
        points and=20
        <DD>restriction in movement occurs. The ability to reach the =
valves.=20
        (See David=20
        <DD>Dalton comment on the panel - important to relieve the =
restrict=20
        issue.)=20
        <DD>Dive Concepts sound as if they are building a DS to order =
with=20
        important=20
        <DD>mod's and improvement. Several reference to them but more =
the=20
        Andy's. I=20
        <DD>think because he is on our coast and general neighborhood.=20
        <DD>David Widen<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#0000ff>
        <DD>Andrew really liked the Andy's suits. The only thing Allyson =
and I=20
        didn't get on ours was the new diagonal zipper that Andrew got =
Andy to=20
        add. Ours are the DS3s with the zipper that goes straight across =
the=20
        front.</FONT> <FONT color=3D#0000ff>
        <DD>The sleeve sort of telescopes over the seal so you don't put =

        pressure on the wrist seal when you reach for your valves, etc. =
The=20
        material is heavier than the TLS 350, but it still is very =
flexible. It=20
        has a sort of panel built in under the arm that allows some =
stretch=20
        (same with the legs) and it comes stock with the SI Tek valves. =
It also=20
        has a nice slim boot (Andy calls it the tech boot) that fits =
perfectly=20
        into the XL Jetfins. There have been some complaints about the =
boots=20
        splitting after several hundred dives (Andrew does about 600 a =
year),=20
        but at least they fit the fins nicely. The suit is well made and =
has=20
        nice heavy duty latex seals.=20
        <DD>Todd Claggett<BR><BR>
        <DD>I forgot to mention that the DS2 zipper that comes straight =
down is=20
        not the zipper that Andrew recommends. He has apparently gotten =
Andy to=20
        make one that curves at the bottom, sort of around the waist a =
bit=20
        instead of just straight. It takes the stress off of the zipper =
and=20
        makes it last longer.</FONT> <FONT color=3D#0000ff>
        <DD>Todd<BR><BR></FONT>
        <DD>I believe the key was that Andy's suits have a little extra =
material=20
        under the armpit to allow proper mobility i.e., reaching your =
valves and=20
        in the crotch area for proper kicking. The medium grade tri-lam =
is also=20
        a little more durable than the tls 350. Finally, the new model =
that=20
        Andrew called the 5th D spec. has a zipper that is self donning =
much=20
        like the tls 350, but instead of the zipper ending at the hip, =
it ends=20
        midway between the hip and shoulder. This puts less wear on the =
zipper=20
        when you bend over.=20
        <DD>Tom=20
        =
Sawicki<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><
;BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><B=
R><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>&
lt;BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
        <DD>"You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you =
have to get=20
        in the water"<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#0000ff>
        <DD>Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & =
more=20
        <DD> Web Site  <A href=3D"http://www.capt-jt.com/"=20
        eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.capt-jt.com/</A>=20
        <DD>Email     captjt@mi*.co*</FONT>=20
      </DD></DL><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>"You can't learn to dive on
the =
net, sooner=20
    or later you have to get in the water"<BR><BR><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff><U>Your=20
    Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more =
<BR> Web=20
    Site  <A href=3D"http://www.capt-jt.com/"=20
    =
eudora=3D"autourl">http://www.capt-jt.com/</A><BR>Email   =
 =20
    =
captjt@mi*.co*<BR><BR></FONT></U></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><
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