cummings66
Contributor
I love my latex dryhood as well, best thing since sliced bread IMO. It takes time to get things right and you might need to do a little trimming on it to get it just right. Too much in some areas is as bad as too little.
You absolutly must have some sort of insulation under it for it to work properly, and sometimes you can pull the lower part of the hood down under your chin. Viking's older dive manual says to do that with a normal mask, a FFM on the other hand goes on top of it and your entire head is dry. I find I only get a little wet, normally not enough to really dampen the hood padding under it. Nothing pours out most of the time unless I make a mistake and have something other than a latex/skin seal.
PS, my mask and hood seal best with the mask under it. I had more leaks with it on top in contrast to others. Try it both ways.
If you cut it you may end up regretting it, but you can easily remove the hood if you wish.
You absolutly must have some sort of insulation under it for it to work properly, and sometimes you can pull the lower part of the hood down under your chin. Viking's older dive manual says to do that with a normal mask, a FFM on the other hand goes on top of it and your entire head is dry. I find I only get a little wet, normally not enough to really dampen the hood padding under it. Nothing pours out most of the time unless I make a mistake and have something other than a latex/skin seal.
PS, my mask and hood seal best with the mask under it. I had more leaks with it on top in contrast to others. Try it both ways.
If you cut it you may end up regretting it, but you can easily remove the hood if you wish.