Hood compatible with FFM?

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paperdesk

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Hi!

I recently switched to an OTS Guardian mask, and found that I couldn't get a the mask to seal properly while wearing my hood. The hood kept getting under the mask seal. Trimming my hood back might be an option? My instructor also suggested using a rubber hood that the mask would seal over. My drysuit (White's Enviro Com) does have an option to use a rubber hood, but I don't have one installed.

What works for you? Here's one option I found:

Seasoft Pro/C6 6mm Dry Suit Hood for Full Face Mask (FFM)

FWIW, water temp here I dive in is usually between the 40's and 60's, so thermal protection is important.

Ted
 
what I did was put the hood on, put the ffm on, and took a sharpie and traced the skirt *well had my wife trace the skirt*.
I then cut an inch inside of the skirt so it would lay on top of the skirt and you can make any fine tune adjustments after that. I would recommend running a small bead of aquaseal around the edge unless you have a sewing machine otherwise it will delaminate.
 
Mine is trimmed for FFM. (Well, second hood, trimmed for another person's face which happens to fit my FFM.)

Rubber isn't a desirable solution for me yet.

Rubber is *always* a desirable solution! :D
 
Rubber is *always* a desirable solution! :D
Sell me on it? I picked one up a couple years ago for nasty water s&r, but haven't actually met anyone using one for cold water (~0°C) so I don't know what to do with it per say.

Are they much nicer, outside of contaminated water diving?
 
what I did was put the hood on, put the ffm on, and took a sharpie and traced the skirt *well had my wife trace the skirt*.
I then cut an inch inside of the skirt so it would lay on top of the skirt and you can make any fine tune adjustments after that. I would recommend running a small bead of aquaseal around the edge unless you have a sewing machine otherwise it will delaminate.

I'm not certain I understand. You cut the hood to overlap 1" with the mask skirt, then when you put the mask on you pull the hood over the mask skirt?
 

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