Drysuit on a budget

[iscuba]

I believe that it's almost identical to the NextGen except that the inflator doesn't swivel on the Whites.

 

[Mverick]

ScubaCrossing once bubbled...
Mverick,

I am curious to know if you have ordered anything from the Diveinn site? I need a pair of the Dry Suit Socks, but unsure of the shipping and and reliability of the site.

LoL...... Umm...... Well....... Yea....... LOL Way to much. I always received it in 2 days from the time I ordered it. And shipping is cheap. I usually order $100 min though. For Dry Suit Socks. I can find those at Wal-mart...

I did have one problem. They sent a DIN to yoke converter that didn't fit. They wanted me to send it to Florida. I just kept it and bought one here that fit.....

I've bought a whole whole whole lot of stuff from them. And I can even get a deal at the dive shop I work . They were still cheaper.

My friends both have Whites. Don't know what model. They were both custom fits. I didn't like them as they both looked baggy. Nice gators sewn into the shins though. But no stretch in the material. Never leaked though. And they both put alot of dives on them.

But then again, I don't know what model they were.

 

[ScubaCrossing]

I guess it's just me, but here in San Diego the average temp @ 50+ ft. is 52 I have a CF200 w/rock boots. I have wool socks. My Feet always get cold at the end of a long Dive or on the second dive for sure. My feet are the only part that gets chilly. I have never tried the polar tech socks.

 

[Soggy]

ScubaCrossing once bubbled...
I guess it's just me, but here in San Diego the average temp @ 50+ ft. is 52 I have a CF200 w/rock boots. I have wool socks. My Feet always get cold at the end of a long Dive or on the second dive for sure. My feet are the only part that gets chilly. I have never tried the polar tech socks.

Try two pairs of socks...that's what I do. We haven't seen temps above 50 yet here and my feet are nice and warm.

 

[DA Aquamaster]

If the dry suit underwear is adequate the socks are a non-issue. I normally dive in my regular cotton socks and have not gotten cold feet in water down to 35 degrees. If you have cold feet, you need warmer underwear. It's also the quickest solution to cold hands if you already have a set of dry gloves.

I bought a new Diamond self entry trilaminate drysuit about 6 years ago for $900 including thinsulate underwear. It is quite heavy as trilaminate suits go and heavier than DUI's TLS 350 and has the heaviest duty zipper I have seen on a drysuit as well as kevlar knee pads and heavy duty attached rubber boots. It has a wonderful set of si-tech valves. The only gripe I had was the lack of suspenders in the suit for wearing it partially donned between dives.

I out grew it and bought a Scubapro Cape Horn trilaminate. It's got suspenders and is still a self donning suit but is a less capable suit in almost every other respect. I bought it slightly used from a Florida cave diver on E-bay and it only cost me $300. E-bay is an option if you know what you are buying, wher it has been, and who you are buying it from.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Cold feet are as much about physiology as they are about what kind of socks you wear ... some folks just get cold no matter what they wear. But I would also recommend the "two socks" solution before investing money in more neoprene. I wear a relatively thin pair of polypro (ski boot) socks underneath and a modestly thick pair of fleece socks over them ... and that works well for me in water as cold as the low 40's ... which is what we typically get here in Puget Sound in winter.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)