Wetsuit Color- Any potential problems?

[Quaack]

I'm going to get a suit custom taylored, & they offer some color choices.
I would like a little Yellow trim on it, (possibly a stripe down each side),
but don't want to be to tempting to anything with teeth!
I just like adding a little color, & the added visability can't hurt, either.

Can it?

Any thoughts or input apreciated.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[MoonWrasse]

Never had a problem with yellow fins.

Ugliest ws I've seen was all orange. Looked like a gitmo special underwater.

 

[TekDiveGirl]

You should add hot pink -- they say it is the new black yanno!

And no -- there is no evidence that yellow attracts sharks! Pay no attention to my profile pic -- he wasn't attracted to the yellow bullseye on my belly!

Kimber

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Mythbusters did a show on this. There are no colors that seem to cause any special problems over any others. Off the California coast, I'd think you'd want bright colors, just so Mr. Shark doesn't "check" to see if you're a yummy seal, if your gear is all black, blue, and/or gray. Most of my gear is Cressi-Sub, which happens to be black and yellow. I don't anticpate any problems, but I guess if I DO have a problem, you'll read about me in the newspaper. LOL

 

[Wristshot]

Not sure what diving is like in Maryland, but in Monterey Bay the visibility is pretty low by some standards. Bright colors on wetsuits or gear can make people much easier to spot underwater. During my certification dives (with all the newbie silt) my instructor's yellow fins were the only ones I could see underwater.

On night dives in Bonaire in September with large groups, identification was based on colors of fins and masks usually because most of the wetsuits were the same. (Janet had purple and no one could miss the blue dive goddess)

So in my opinion, some color and some uniqueness is a good thing! (of course I take it to an extreme that some people would not be able to handle)


Wristshot

 

[vladimir]

From the "Shark Trip FAQ" on Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures website:

"Please do not bring any white or yellow dive gear, especially fins, mask, gloves, or wetsuits with a large amount of white or yellow."

I don't know if he has any scientific basis for this caution, but he does have a good deal of practical experience.

http://www.scuba-adventures.com/bahamas_itineraries.shtml#sharks

 

[Diver0001]

I'm going to get a suit custom taylored, & they offer some color choices.
I would like a little Yellow trim on it, (possibly a stripe down each side),
but don't want to be to tempting to anything with teeth!
I just like adding a little color, & the added visability can't hurt, either.

Can it?

Any thoughts or input apreciated.

Thanks,
Dave

If I'm not mistaken Cousteau did some experiments with wetsuits made to look like the colour patterns of various fishes. In one of those experiements they used black and yellow wetsuits (I don't know what fish it was supposed to mimic) and sent divers into the middle of a feeding frenzy and the sharks totally ignored them. Maybe you can find a video of this at your local library.

R..

 

[Dectek]

I did not know there was more than one color in the dive industry.
Like Henry Ford said about the Model T.... You can get it in any color you want as long as it is ............

 

[archman]

Just don't dress like a seal in waters inhabited by seals. Things that EAT seals have trouble differentiating.

 

[spectrum]

When it's soupy I appreciates my wife's pink and yellow panels both for spotting and ID. We had not come across any safety reasons to avoid color. The bright colors will be a little more sensitive to soiling. She loathes my black.

Pete