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A few years ago a good friend of mine helped me drop a gel type heat pack in
my dry suit. After the dive he asked how it worked. He then later in the
season tried the air activated heat packs next to his skin thinking they were
the same. In a viking dry suit. It was his second dive so he quickly went
into deco mode. After 15 or so minutes he started to feel a little too hot
near the 2 packs he was using, he tried to ascend but had a deco ceiling. He
also tried to flood his suit unsuccessfully. When he got out of the water it
looked like he had been shot with a 45. 2 holes on his body 3rd degree burns.
I would not recommend those type heat packs. Invest in good underwear. I went
through the same hassles and finally found a really nice USIA heavyduty piece
with poly inside and a nylon exterior. around $250.00 but worth it. Under a
DUI it's great. Doug K
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Subj:    Re: Heat packs
Date:    95-10-21 11:53:59 EDT
From:    DJKDive
To:      Mark.Caney@cy*.co*.cy*

# years ago a good friend of mine helped me drop a gel type heat pack in my
dry suit. After the dive he asked how it worked. He then later in the season
tried the air activated heat packs next to his skin in a viking dry suit. It
was his second dive so he quickly went into deco mode. After 15 or so minutes
he started to feel a little too hot near the2 packs he was using, he tried to
ascend but had a deco ceiling. He also tried to flood his suit
unsuuccessfully. When he got out of the water it looked like he had been shot
with a 45. 2 holes on his body 3rd degree burns. I would not recommend those
type heat packs. Invest in good underwear. I went through the same hassles
and finally found a really nice USIA heavyduty piece with poly inside and a
nylon exterior. around $250.00 but worth it. Under a DUI it's great. Doug K

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