Question Drysuit temperature and time limits in 13C and 24C water

[Wibble]

Rochester wideband, skin prep, pull or off slowly. No need due a remover thingy

Ok doing that with Conveens but Rochesters get painful, especially if tearing them off the old chap several days in a row.

I’ve never regretted buying Apeel!

 

[Boarderguy]

Ok doing that with Conveens but Rochesters get painful, especially if tearing them off the old chap several days in a row.

I’ve never regretted buying Apeel!

My max has been 3 days. On in the morning, off after dinner. Not pleasant for sure

 

[rjack321]

I am going to throw a grenade in here, if you are using a neoprene drysuit you can get away with thinner undergarments, something that despite 5 pages of discussion no one has mentioned.

In the UK one of the most popular drysuits is still the O'three MSF500 and we know just a little bit about cold water and drysuit manufacture

Perhaps but for someone travelling from Canada to France and MX (or elsewhere) a neoprene suit is: 1) Bulky 2) heavy and 2) changing buoyancy. So they are almost always a poor choice.

 

[noserider]

Perhaps but for someone travelling from Canada to France and MX (or elsewhere) a neoprene suit is: 1) Bulky 2) heavy and 2) changing buoyancy. So they are almost always a poor choice.

Agree on the bulky comment, however disagree on the buoyancy change as this marginal in modern neoprene drysuits and even undersuits will compress and change buoyancy in tri-lams. A couple of articles below discuss it and it looks like we have major cultural differences between UK and USA divers

The Evidence behind the infographic... | OThree Custom Drysuits

JournalistMichael Menduno, aka “M2,” is an award-winning journalist who coined the term “technical diving,” and has written about diving and diving technology

www.othree.co.uk

Come Out of the Bloody Cold: The Case for Neoprene with O’Three founder Sean Webb

By Michael Menduno. Images courtesy of Sean Webb unless noted. There is arguably some confusion in the tech diving community over the advantages and disadvantages of neoprene suits versus the perceived virtues of trilaminates. Accordingly, InDEPTH chief Michael Menduno conducts a deep dive into...

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[Underwater Tourist]

@noserider I have nothing against neoprene suits, it just for trilam there is seaskin that makes them made-to-measure for a great price (i know their seams are a little poo poo, but that's easily fixable). Coupled with the fact that I will be travelling a lot, and a trilam suit looks like a no brainer

 

[noserider]

@noserider I have nothing against neoprene suits, it just for trilam there is seaskin that makes them made-to-measure for a great price (i know their seams are a little poo poo, but that's easily fixable). Coupled with the fact that I will be travelling a lot, and a trilam suit looks like a no brainer

Seaskin would be on list as well, I am just always surprised no one mentions neoprene yet they are very popular over here and despite lots of naysayers have stood the test of time

 

[kensuf]

Back to Bard/Rochesters rather than the Conveens for a few dives. Conveens may be more convenient, but Bard/Rochesters well and truly stick in place. Praise be for Apeel medical adhesive remover.

Just use a Foley catheter and quit worrying about it.

 

[Boarderguy]

Just use a Foley catheter and quit worrying about it.

That's a whole lot of nope right there.

 

[Wibble]

That's a whole lot of nope right there.
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Are the other bits for the electric heating element connection?

 

[BoltSnap]

a trip to France

Why is the temperature range in caves in France?