runsongas
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horizontal front zip is supposed to be easier to self don for those with broad shoulders/chest and/or limited flexibility compared to diagonal front zip.
DUI vs Aqualung Fusion Drysuits
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For the record - I have been absolutely abusing my fusion for years - it's still holding up. I use the gray inner core. it can get hot on the surface however - out at sea on a boat it is a non issue and for shore diving if you just put all your gear together and then jump in to cool off and come out it's fine - or stay in the shade.
I've geared up in 100F+ surface temps and as long as you manage the heat you'll be ok.
I agree the zipper is kinda weird but I don't mind it.
I agree putting the suit on requires practice - the lower half is the challenge, the upper half is a non issue.
I love the flexibility and the fit of the suit - it is perfect for me.
I am looking forward to hearing about the aircore as I have dove all the skins but never the new aircore.
I've geared up in 100F+ surface temps and as long as you manage the heat you'll be ok.
I agree the zipper is kinda weird but I don't mind it.
I agree putting the suit on requires practice - the lower half is the challenge, the upper half is a non issue.
I love the flexibility and the fit of the suit - it is perfect for me.
I am looking forward to hearing about the aircore as I have dove all the skins but never the new aircore.
Having the card if I want to rent a drysuit is one reason to take the drysuit course. I get a leak in my drysuit, I want to rent one until mine comes back from repair. Better have a card. I'm traveling to same latitude. If I need a drysuit at home, I'll probably need a drysuit on vacation. Obviously, don't need a drysuit if I'm going to the Caribbean. But I'd probably need a drysuit if I'm going to Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Cave diving. Probably need a drysuit. It is a 5 hour flight to cave country for me. I can bring my drysuit or rent one when I'm there. Even if I bring my drysuit, what it I have a leak or tear a seal? Be nice to have the option to rent.
As for not needing the course. Why not get the course as part of the drysuit purchase. For example, I'll buy your drysuit if you throw in the course. We can do it in one day on a dive charter. Plus I'll sign up for a dive charter (which I'd do anyways).
Today it was in the 90s and very oppressively humid. Wasnt that much cooler on the water. Lake Michigan afternoon charter. I considered pulling my 5mm wetsuit out, but went dry instead. Jumped in to cool off before I got geared up before both dives. Made a huge difference. My computer showed surface temp was low 80s, but it was 71F at 30ft (2 shallow wrecks).
I noticed that the suit seemed tight on both legs, almost as if suit was too short. That’s definitely not the case as the L/XL is made for people at least 6” taller than I am. Talked to Mike. He suspects I’m not pulling the skin up enough. In other words, the “pantyhose dance” (how I describe getting into a Fusion) needs to be more thorough!
I noticed that the suit seemed tight on both legs, almost as if suit was too short. That’s definitely not the case as the L/XL is made for people at least 6” taller than I am. Talked to Mike. He suspects I’m not pulling the skin up enough. In other words, the “pantyhose dance” (how I describe getting into a Fusion) needs to be more thorough!
runsongas
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check also where the excess material is bunched up, you want to even it out a bit and not have it all bunched up on the lower calf and ankle.
I find my fusion bullet to always feel a bit snug throughout my thigh area....it feels like the suit material is wrapped around me there. It is much less pronounced with my fusion thermal undergarment and much more pronounced with just running tights or thin fleece pants under the suit. The air bubble in the suit tends to float above my waist or down below the knee...for me, the bubble hardly ever stays near my thigh area. I feel this more at the beggining of the dive and then I eventually forget about. I think it is a function of the extra material and the neoprene skin.
I bring one of those folding camping chairs with me to the dive site and sit down when donning the suit. It makes sliding my feet into the suit with attached fusion boots much easier and lets me more easily push the top half down to pull up the lower legs and thigh area from the inside to make it ready to pull up as I standup.
Hope that helps.
-Z
I bring one of those folding camping chairs with me to the dive site and sit down when donning the suit. It makes sliding my feet into the suit with attached fusion boots much easier and lets me more easily push the top half down to pull up the lower legs and thigh area from the inside to make it ready to pull up as I standup.
Hope that helps.
-Z
Kinda hard to not find a place to sit down on a boat**....
....sitting down anywhere should work the same, it just facilitates getting your legs into the suit without getting your socks dirty/sandy/wet/etc, and puts you in a good position to manage the legs of the suit in preparation to pull up to your waist. Its not critical or a big deal but YMMV.
**(unless the boat is so small that you have no room to maneuver like a sardine packed 7m RHIB...but in that case you would don your drysuit before getting on the boat...there should be a horizontal surface somewhere to park your arse to facilitate getting the suit on)
-Z
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