Drysuit fit?
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Sylvain
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What kind of material???
What sort of undergarments?
Dry suits are really baggy if you are not wearing the under garments.
Essentially, when wearing the undergarments you need enough lenght in the torso so that you can fully bend you legs so that your butt is as cloe to your heels as possible and then bend your neck and body as far forward as they will go. if the suit restrains your flexibility duringthis maneuver, it's too restrictive and will interfere with things like recovering from an air in the feet situation and removing and replacing your fins underwater. Neoprene suits are more forgiving in this situation as the fabric has come stretch and a timmer fit is preferrable. Trilams will not give an inch and you need some bagginess in the torso.
As far as the fit of the legs, too much space in them is a bad thing as it will allow air to flow and collect there and that can leave you floating upside down.
The fit of the arms is less important and in fact you need a slight bit of bagginess in the upper arm to allow room for airflow out the exhaust valve.
Dry suits are really baggy if you are not wearing the under garments.
Essentially, when wearing the undergarments you need enough lenght in the torso so that you can fully bend you legs so that your butt is as cloe to your heels as possible and then bend your neck and body as far forward as they will go. if the suit restrains your flexibility duringthis maneuver, it's too restrictive and will interfere with things like recovering from an air in the feet situation and removing and replacing your fins underwater. Neoprene suits are more forgiving in this situation as the fabric has come stretch and a timmer fit is preferrable. Trilams will not give an inch and you need some bagginess in the torso.
As far as the fit of the legs, too much space in them is a bad thing as it will allow air to flow and collect there and that can leave you floating upside down.
The fit of the arms is less important and in fact you need a slight bit of bagginess in the upper arm to allow room for airflow out the exhaust valve.
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