The older I get, the harder it is to ...

[Blackwood]

The older I get, the harder it is to ...

Haul my gear up the stairs at Shaws Cove! I think next time, I'll just hire a teenager.

lol, especially now with the steeper temporary stairs while they're doing that construction.

 

[The_DivePirate]

Shaving cream works well for getting in, but never really noticed a problem getting out. The baby shampoo sounds like it would work well too. I know it works well as defog also, I'd try that.

Joe

 

[HowDidIGetIntoThis?]

Shaving cream works well for getting in, but never really noticed a problem getting out. The baby shampoo sounds like it would work well too. I know it works well as defog also, I'd try that.

Joe

Are any of these chemicals, in the tiny amounts that would be used, hard on the coral?

 

[Gary D.]

Might try a skin under the suit

Don't you mean LESS skin under the suit?

Gary D.

 

[BKP]

Hyperstretch wetsuits...

...cures a multitude of ills...

 

[Burnsie]

Henderson Gold Core stuff is really good too. I think it's easier to get on than the hyperstretch stuff...

 

[scubaren]

I use a dive skin under the wetsuit. It is easy to get in and out.

 

[Melicertes]

The older I get, the harder it is to ...

Haul my gear up the stairs at Shaws Cove! I think next time, I'll just hire a teenager.

Whaahahaa! I am sooo glad to hear I am not the only one moaning about those infernal stairs these days.

 

[Melicertes]

A couple of ounces of baby shampoo, mixed with water, in a spray bottle.

This is what we use for our semi-dry/wet suit seals also. Works like a charm. I generally spray two short squirts on the inside of the seal and rub the sides together to get the liquid to spread over the surface and then through goes the foot/hand without a stitch of trouble. Johnson's is your friend

Are any of these chemicals, in the tiny amounts that would be used, hard on the coral?

I reckon that my two squirts per seal is somewhat less problematic on the ocean environment than the amount of gunk that washes into our waters via water run offs these days. I sincerely doubt there are enough divers who use lubricants like these in sufficient quantities to cause any discernible problems on marine life - there are other greater concerns IMHO.

 

[Wayward Son]

panty hose