I hope everyone is doing well. I do not know if it was the board being down or just summer vacation but things have been pretty quiet. I have some gear updates so I figured I would post.
I just got fitted for my Viking Pro Dry suit. Size 4W with some mods to the sleeves and legs is how it looks now. I have not decided on the valves yet. I requested pricing for the HAZMAT valves both inlet and exhaust. We will see how much difference there is between the standard. If all goes well I should have the suit before the really cold water arrives.
Our department also orderd Halcyon BC's. 30 lb with SS backplate. Looks like I will be spending a lot of time working on bouyancy in the near future. It will be like starting all over again.
Being a gear guy this will be a fun thing rather than a job. I will be keeping my current setup online until I am confident the new setup is working and my comfort level is up. I am looking forward to dropping some weight from my rig moving from my neoprene suit to the viking and the BP should help distribute some of my remaining weight.
I also picked up a used pair of force fins size XXL off of eBay. My current force fins are the adjustable ones and they are just a bit too small for my current dry boots. The Viking boots are even bigger so the XXL were necessary.
For those of you who remember my harness post I have yet to decide on a harness to try. Just had too much time in the water this summer to work on gear. I will save that for the winter months.
On the training front it looks like I am going to take the DRI 1 class in Newtown, CT at the end of August. Should be fun.
Take care and hope to hear from you all soon.
Mark D.
I just got fitted for my Viking Pro Dry suit. Size 4W with some mods to the sleeves and legs is how it looks now. I have not decided on the valves yet. I requested pricing for the HAZMAT valves both inlet and exhaust. We will see how much difference there is between the standard. If all goes well I should have the suit before the really cold water arrives.
Our department also orderd Halcyon BC's. 30 lb with SS backplate. Looks like I will be spending a lot of time working on bouyancy in the near future. It will be like starting all over again.
Being a gear guy this will be a fun thing rather than a job. I will be keeping my current setup online until I am confident the new setup is working and my comfort level is up. I am looking forward to dropping some weight from my rig moving from my neoprene suit to the viking and the BP should help distribute some of my remaining weight.
I also picked up a used pair of force fins size XXL off of eBay. My current force fins are the adjustable ones and they are just a bit too small for my current dry boots. The Viking boots are even bigger so the XXL were necessary.
For those of you who remember my harness post I have yet to decide on a harness to try. Just had too much time in the water this summer to work on gear. I will save that for the winter months.
On the training front it looks like I am going to take the DRI 1 class in Newtown, CT at the end of August. Should be fun.
Take care and hope to hear from you all soon.
Mark D.
