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On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, Mark Welzel wrote: > > I've used a Poseidon suit for a few years now and find it quite > comfortable. In the summer it's a bit hot, but nice in the water. > The hood can pull on your hair if it's anything but short, but it's > not "dry". There is a neck seal and the attached hood just > accumulates exhaust from your reg (unless you poke a hole > in the top of your hood). Because the hood is part of the suit > it is more comfortable than a detached hood. > Mark /\/\/ > > > From: Robert Favorite > ------------------- > I recently saw someone diving in what appeared to be a neoprene dry suit > with an attached hood. I am curious about this. If you have experience > with this type of suit could you let me know what you think? I am > wondering about 1) comfort and ease of donning and 2) loss of air through > the hood and "air head". > thanks Bob Favorite ______________________ REPLY SEPARATOR ________________________ I have used a Viking sport suit for several years, with attached neoprene hood (model is called a "Nautic" in Australia). The hood itself is a thin neoprene with an inside latex layer. If I place the skirt of my mask *over* the neoprene, it seals completely dry. Any other way and it leaks water into the hood. As I tend to exhale quite a bit from the nose the hood does fill with air easily, but it has never been a real problem (although I do use a hemet). One problem I have found is that as the suit is aging the hood is shrinking to some degree, making sealing the mask over the hood more of a problem. Regards, Greg. ------------------------------------- Greg Bulling 8 Durbridge Ct St Agnes South Australia 5097 Phone 61-8-2654978 E-Mail bullo@ad*.di*.oz*.au* -------------------------------------
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