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  1. mattpatton

    Heated Wetsuits - End of Summer Sale!

    End of Summer Sale is on at HeatedWetsuits.Com. $75 Off and Free 2-3 Day Shipping to all 50 States! Stay Warm this Winter!
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    New HD Video: Diving with the Sand Tigers in North Carolina - August 2012

    TSwain, great to see we have a face to the lights! Stoked! Thanks for the compliments. Later in the summer, the Hyde turns into such an amazing place to dive. So much life; you can just hang from the anchorline in awe! Love it!
  3. mattpatton

    New HD Video: Diving with the Sand Tigers in North Carolina - August 2012

    This is a new video our friend Julie shot at the peak of the Sand Tiger migration here in North Carolina. This was filmed last week on the Hyde using an HD GoPro with Flat Lense. Tons of life, sharks, and viz! Hope you all enjoy! http://youtu.be/d4nQe5-QGfY
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    5mm Wetsuit temperature ranges

    Hey there! We dive here in North Carolina and get a wide range of diving water temps throughout the year. Usually in August our surface temps rise to their highest temps around 80-84, and in the winter down to as low as 43 degrees. Your tolerance to the cold and amount of energy used during...
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    battery heated vest anyone?

    Yes, as of 2012, all of the Thermalution suits will be equipped with the new "1-Prong" connector types. It is the same as the battery connectors found on your Blue Grade Thermalution. This was a new modification that was added to all of our Thermalution products in 2012. As you have...
  6. mattpatton

    Wilmington, NC Diving Video

    Jeb, We shot more fish, but we just filmed the final part of the video with one of the last Grouper we had shot for that day. I believed we left with 4 Gags, an AJ, a Sheepshead, and maybe a Taug. I usually don't target the AJ's or Spades unless we're in a spearfishing tournament or the...
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    battery heated vest anyone?

    Divergal and LeeNJ, We actually choose to keep the 70M suit in stock at HeatedWetsuits.Com rather than the Blue Grade series you are talking about. Both suits are identical in heating area and battery power. However, the 70M suit is rated to a deeper depth rating of 210ft rather 150ft, but...
  8. mattpatton

    Difference between scuba wetsuits and surfing wetsuits

    The backzipper won't be felt beneath your tank, but backzip suits flush A LOT more than chest-zip suits! Less water flushing in your suit makes for a warmer dive. Chestzip suits are far warmer than the backzip. It's just a lot harder for new cold water to flush inside. That being said...
  9. mattpatton

    60-68 degree water - semi-dry or drysuit?

    If you really want to stay away from drysuit diving, just add a heated undersuit to your semi-dry. We dive in waters here in North Carolina down to 60 degrees in 5/4mm wetsuits with Thermalution heated rash guards underneath. No need to deal with all the dry suit complications in water temps...
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    Womens wetsuit or semi-dry suggestions for tall and skinny?

    C-star, Have you checked out the Isurus Wetsuits? They are made of the most premium quality Yamamoto neoprene and are a semi-dry suit. There are 14 different sizes, which helps a lot for getting that perfect fit if you are in between sizes. They have become very popular amongst the guys...
  11. mattpatton

    Video from the Hyde Shipwreck in April

    Early April gave us one good weekend of flat seas and decent visibility. We were eager to test out the GoPro with Mako Flat Lense and RainEx Anti-Fog on inside. Two HUGE sea turtles hung around the boat for hours. Here is just a short compilation of some clips we threw together. Water temp...
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    Go Pro Fogging

    I went to the auto store down the street and got a double pack of RainEx. One pack was RainEx original, and the other was "RainEx Anti-Fog" for the inside of car windshields. We used the Mako flat lense, treated the inside with the anti-fog and the outside with the original. Worked like a...
  13. mattpatton

    Suggestions on Diving Outer banks Cape Hatteras

    Outer Banks can be super fickle when it comes to water clarity. If you get really lucky and the NE wind blows less than 15pmh for one or two days with small waves, the shore diving can be great up in Nags Head or Kitty Hawk. I've been lucky enough only once to dive the Triangle Wrecks and the...
  14. mattpatton

    battery heated vest anyone?

    Divergal, Thermalution attends the DEMA show every year! 2011 the show was held in Florida. For 2012 the show is scheduled for Las Vegas Nevada! Yes, we are selling online and wholesale to different diving schools and stores around the United States. You can check out our website...
  15. mattpatton

    Wilmington, NC Diving Video

    Hope you Enjoy! HeatedWetsuits.Com - Scuba, Spearfishing, and Wreck Diving - North Carolina 2011 - YouTube
  16. mattpatton

    Would you use a smartphone to take pictures underwater?

    Check out the DryCase: DryCASE Waterproof Portable Electronic Case Here is a video we took in about 20ft of water and 10ft viz at the Wrightsville Beach Jetty. Since this video, we have put some rainex, anti-fog on the inside of the drycase, and it has taken care of the foggy issue on the...
  17. mattpatton

    Sharks/Fish with teeth: Are they actually a threat?

    From my experiences with sharks, I feel that sharks depend on your body language to decide whether you are predator or prey. When you swim away from a shark, it is almost as if he thinks, "Well, he's running from me. Evidently he must know that he tastes good to me. Better check that out."...
  18. mattpatton

    Which suit is best?

    The Xcel drylock suits are great! The less water you have flushing in and out of your suit during your dive, the better.
  19. mattpatton

    If you could only make one boat dive in Bonaire...?

    Salt Pier was open for diving last week. We saw more more fish, hands down, on that site than any other dive site we visited. HUGE Tarpon, and tons of life! We just couldn't get enough. In previous years it was not open during our visit, but this year we revisited for multiple dives. You...
  20. mattpatton

    Manta Ray Madness!

    Awesome Video! Thanks for sharing. So many lights in the water at once make for an awesome video!
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