DIY POCKETS?? save me $$$$$$

[CAPX28]

Has anyone made a thigh pocket for wet or drysuit? I am sorry but $60.00 or so for a pocket is absolutly rediculouse!!!!

anyone know what a good material to use would be and possibly where i can get it???
Or any suggestions , do and donts about features would also be helpful....
Thanks in advance

 

[cyklon_300]

can be found on ebay...search for 'drysuit pocket'...a guy from San Diego regularly sells his there for $30-35.

He has two sizes, I bought one of each and they're very nicely made...bellows-style, heavy-duty cordura, double-stitched, drain grommets, and shock cord for clipping off tools.

Making your own might be cheaper, but for $30, I wouldn't bother...

 

[bcsean]

http://fifthd.com/cgi-bin/merchant2...oduct_Code=6000.000.100&Category_Code=01-5DSI

I'm buying these. The key features, grommets in teh bottom to drain, and a grommet in the side to tie off stuff inside the pocket.

 

[scuba-punk]

i just got a pair of the 5th d pockets that bcsean mentioned. you can't beat $30 for these things. i plan on getting a pair for my wetsuit when i pick it up next week.

-Frank

 

[bnaudie]

How do they attach to the wetsuit, or do they?

i just got a pair of the 5th d pockets that bcsean mentioned. you can't beat $30 for these things. i plan on getting a pair for my wetsuit when i pick it up next week.

-Frank

 

[bcsean]

not sure how you'd attach them to a wetsuit as they don't stretch. I'm attaching mine to my shell drysuit.

 

[scuba-punk]

Glue them on while wearing the suit. It puckers up a bit with the suit off, but it's worked ok so far.

-Frank

 

[DarkFrog]

I've been looking into making my own pair of x-shorts, using x-pockets from 5th d and some thin neoprene shorts. Finding just the right shorts has proved troublesome of late, as my local Walmart stopped carrying neoprene shorts (which are designed to help you lose water weight). I don't really want to buy online because I want them to just barely slide over my wesuit(no stretching, no puckering), but until I can get out to check the local athletic stores, the project is on hold.

Has anyone else tried making their own BPDs (if that's the correct term)?

 

[Green_Manelishi]

I've been looking into making my own pair of x-shorts, using x-pockets from 5th d and some thin neoprene shorts. Finding just the right shorts has proved troublesome of late, as my local Walmart stopped carrying neoprene shorts (which are designed to help you lose water weight). I don't really want to buy online because I want them to just barely slide over my wesuit(no stretching, no puckering), but until I can get out to check the local athletic stores, the project is on hold.

Has anyone else tried making their own BPDs (if that's the correct term)?

Have you tried using bicycling shorts?

 

[O2BBubbleFree]

DiveRight has thigh pockets that (I believe) attach to your BC, with a strap around your thigh. I haven't tried 'em yet, but it seems to me this would be an acceptable alternative to the shorts. They run in the $30.00 range.

'Course, the thigh strap would be one more encumbrance should you have to remove your BC u/w. If you use a weight belt, I'm not sure how that would work, either.

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?