admikar
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I have black rings, but shipping might be a deal killer.
Review Seaskin Nova drysuit
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stretchthepenn
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I have found the black rings if you still want a pair.Considering your location, I'mma pass on the offer.
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Today is supposed to be the day. UPS still says delivery expected by 7:30pm, but the tracker still has it in Maryland. I won’t be home from work until late anyway. I paid the import fees online (roughly $75 on £1,250 of just drysuit), so that they could hopefully leave it without a signature. We’ll see!
So I was testing the suit again, this time lake diving today here in Coeur d'Alene, with 44f at surface down to 42f at 57ft. Wore the SeaSkin 150 thermals plus base, should have tried the 250 thermals. With only 16lbs of weight (w/steel 15L tank and DR Transpac wing), but wished for 2lb more weight to allow for more air in the suit to stay a bit warmer, but otherwise the 16lb was just enough to dive in the kit worn. This was a fresh water dive (a lake, so obviously... 
and so maybe add 4-6lb if/when ocean diving. Calling it fresh water is something of a stretch as the viz was only to the end of my arm a few times and dark at 50+ ft.
I'll be hitting the lake again a couple more times in the next week for practice sessions. Snagged a spot at God's Pocket for May 4-10 diving there. Based on their skills requirements, it seems maybe tricky conditions. Need to dial in my game asap.
Oh, reason for this post, LOL, I lost the plastic crotch strap clip while undressing at the end of dive... somehow it fell off the wet strap while dangling, etc. Had to drive all the way back to the parking lot to retrieve it laying there. Lucky. The 40mm suspenders also had 1 strap slide out of the plastic clip. Going to sew the ends over to create a knob on the end of all the straps on this suit.
and so maybe add 4-6lb if/when ocean diving. Calling it fresh water is something of a stretch as the viz was only to the end of my arm a few times and dark at 50+ ft.I'll be hitting the lake again a couple more times in the next week for practice sessions. Snagged a spot at God's Pocket for May 4-10 diving there. Based on their skills requirements, it seems maybe tricky conditions. Need to dial in my game asap.
Oh, reason for this post, LOL, I lost the plastic crotch strap clip while undressing at the end of dive... somehow it fell off the wet strap while dangling, etc. Had to drive all the way back to the parking lot to retrieve it laying there. Lucky. The 40mm suspenders also had 1 strap slide out of the plastic clip. Going to sew the ends over to create a knob on the end of all the straps on this suit.
Plastic tri-glides off eBay will sort the clip issues. I posted a while back in this thread about them.
Had another wet dive in my Nova yesterday - somewhere around the waist. May have been the zip but it was definitely locked into the docking end properly.
I’ll send it back to Seakin for pressure test, bigger pockets and Kubi DGS when my new Otter Atlantic arrives.
I’ll transfer the Waterproof neoprene neck seal over to the Otter and keep the Seaskin as backup. I would think MTM suits wouldn’t have great resale value.
Had another wet dive in my Nova yesterday - somewhere around the waist. May have been the zip but it was definitely locked into the docking end properly.
I’ll send it back to Seakin for pressure test, bigger pockets and Kubi DGS when my new Otter Atlantic arrives.
I’ll transfer the Waterproof neoprene neck seal over to the Otter and keep the Seaskin as backup. I would think MTM suits wouldn’t have great resale value.
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I just used @SeaIRL 's idea of sewing them this morning. I folded them over and sewed the ends doubled up so they won't pass back through the fastex buckles on the suspender ends and the crotch strap for the telescopic waist. Had no problem sewing the suspenders over with a normal household sewing machine and a walking foot, but I just kept jamming on the crotch buckle strap. Ended up having to sew that one by hand. One less thing to have to futz with.
For the suspenders slipping issue, I followed Deezer's tri-glide suggestion to keep them set where I want them. That fix alone should be enough to not need sewing the ends over. For crotch strap, since it needs length adjustment often, sewing the end is probably best to prevent losing the plastic clip as I did.
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