Lavacore pants
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Unless they have foot loops or your wetsuit is very loose I can't imagine how you'd get a wet suit over them. Even with foot loops I'm having a hard time imagining how you'd get a proper fitting wetsuit over them.
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I have the whole Lavacore line and love it. I mix/match it - I use it in place of a 3 mil - I use it to keep the jellies off - I use it under my 7 mil late fall -
I use it under the drysuit. It's loose and doesn't crush you like the neoprene does when you layer up. I have had drysuit floods and I like the Lavacore against the wicking layer to function as a wetsuit when it gets wet. It gives me several more minutes before the numbing cold sets in and the limbs start shutting down.
As regards the riding up on the legs - buy the Lavacore socks or some other bootie sock. They are very durable. Tuck the pants into them. Or you could wear the Lavacore over the wetsuit.
I think the good old wetsuit insulates and warms you better than the Lavacore but Lavacore has it's own advantages esp. when it comes to trips to the Necessary House before/after the dive//during the surface interval.
I agree the pants should have stirrups and the longsleeve shirt might be designed with a full zipper so that it could be opened when standing in the sun out of the water. It gets awful hot.
One disadvantage of Lavacore is that it dries slowly and must be dried inside out to speed it up.
I use it under the drysuit. It's loose and doesn't crush you like the neoprene does when you layer up. I have had drysuit floods and I like the Lavacore against the wicking layer to function as a wetsuit when it gets wet. It gives me several more minutes before the numbing cold sets in and the limbs start shutting down.
As regards the riding up on the legs - buy the Lavacore socks or some other bootie sock. They are very durable. Tuck the pants into them. Or you could wear the Lavacore over the wetsuit.
I think the good old wetsuit insulates and warms you better than the Lavacore but Lavacore has it's own advantages esp. when it comes to trips to the Necessary House before/after the dive//during the surface interval.
I agree the pants should have stirrups and the longsleeve shirt might be designed with a full zipper so that it could be opened when standing in the sun out of the water. It gets awful hot.
One disadvantage of Lavacore is that it dries slowly and must be dried inside out to speed it up.
Dave616
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Mine are prone to filling up like water balloons. Yes, they were properly sized by a dealer.
They stretch too much....
Going to do a full review on LavaCore after I get back from Coz.
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They stretch too much....
Going to do a full review on LavaCore after I get back from Coz.
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