Diving gaiters -which?

[Cave Diver]

<sigh> Yes, I have Jet fins. No, the air is not in the feet, as I wear neoprene booties.

In my fusion, in a single, the gas slowly migrates to my lower leg when I am in trim. I slowly tip forward. Unless I continuously take an upright position to re-migrate the gas, I will turn upside down.

Or, I keep my trim about 30^o and the gas does not migrate. Sacrilege! :shocked2:

Too much air in the suit?

 

[Cave Diver]

Before buying them though you can test to see if they help by wrapping duct tape a few times around your legs.

I've got a TLS with turbo soles and it has a velcro strap at the ankle. That stops most of the air from getting to my feet.

 

[Jax]

Didn't you say this was kind of a one off problem only due to your new attempt at a single tank configuration? If that's the case, you may just be adding unnecessary complications to something you don't need in the rest of your diving.

Several people I know swear by fin keepers for this type of problem:

Thanks -- it's due to "single tank in a drysuit" configuration.

While I originally 'popped off' my fins, my new neoprene booties keep them on fine. Also, the drysuit works well in sidemounted doubles, but I still have to .... 'break trim'? to move the bubble up . . . just not as often as I do in a single.

I'd like to solve this once and for all, as I don't think I'll be diving wet much ever . . .

 

[Jax]

The Halcyon gaiters worked well until they wore out. After a couple of years, the elastic got so saggy that the gaiters became unusable. That's been my experience anyway.

Another thing to consider is that the Halcyon ones are ridiculously overpriced. I was considering giving the Golem Gear ones a try. They're selling for $38/pair and seem to be designed similarly to the Halcyon product.

Darn it! The smallest they make is medium, at 14-16". I need a 12" one.

 

[Jax]

Too much air in the suit?

No, Bob Sherwood commented that I had next to none in the suit, as that was how I was handling it. However, that takes the 'warm' out of a drysuit. I was shivering by the end of the day in an 80^o pool since we all stood or sat in the water to prevent overheating.

 

[Cave Diver]

I'd like to solve this once and for all, as I don't think I'll be diving wet much ever . . .

Look at the fin keepers like me and elan have recommended. They're likely to be your best bet.

 

[kjvander]

Jax...when you get the floaty feet and extra air in the legs....do you feel squeeze anywhere...if you have enough air that moves to your legs to cause a problem you should in theory feel a little squeeze in other locations...I'm almost thinking like CD in that you might have too much in the suit....

Also...what kind of undergarments are you wearing under your fusion....

 

[Jax]

Thanks to a PM, here's another gaiter: Bare.

$104 for Halcyon . . . :shocked2:

 

[Cave Diver]

Thanks to a PM, here's another gaiter: Bare.

$104 for Halcyon . . . :shocked2:

The fin keepers are $7.

 

[kjvander]

The fin keepers are $7.

A roll of duck tape is cheaper....and you can get multiple uses out of it...