What kind of rubber is that?
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1_T_Submariner
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Are you talking about the seals? If they feel like rubber I think they are probably Latex.
No. Old vintage suits like So Lo Marx, Totes, Bel Aqua, and Aqua-La or Aquala didn't have seals, valves, or any of the additions found on modern membrane or crushed neoprene suits. The suit itself was made out of thin, smooth, strong, stretchy rubber and glued together.
I'm trying to find out what kind of rubber the body of the suits was made from.
I'm trying to find out what kind of rubber the body of the suits was made from.
These suits can be purcahsed new today. They are made from latex and come in a variety of colors and both two piece (roll together and front entry).
Here is the link:
Scuba Gear, Hookah Gears, Diving Equipments, Vintage Scuba Dry suits Rubber Latex Glove Hydro Gloves
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Here is the link:
Scuba Gear, Hookah Gears, Diving Equipments, Vintage Scuba Dry suits Rubber Latex Glove Hydro Gloves
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David Wilson
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Look at the above links page of the site Nemrod has recommended and you will find a series of short publications about individual historical dry suits of the 1950s/1960s. The material used seemed to vary from "pure gum rubber" in the case of The Spearfisherman suits to a mixture of neoprene and natural rubber in some later suits. The Aquala suit has a protective coating on the outside to guard against sunlight and to make the suit more robust, a feature that continues to this day in its historical suit, see:
--AQUALA--
Bel Aqua is Aquala's predecessor company. Incidentally, SoLo Marx and Totes were the same company when the Skooba Totes suit was on sale. One of the publications on the Hydroglove website at
http://www.hydroglove.com/skooba-totes-8.pdf
has more details. This suit was entirely made of unlined natural rubber and Hydroglove now does a modern version of the suit, which is a two-piece, waist-entry design. It has been available in red, brown, yellow and green as well as black. I have snorkelled with the Hydroglove suit in the North Sea and once venting and sealing the suit are mastered, it's very comfortable, light and warm.
Look at the above links page of the site Nemrod has recommended and you will find a series of short publications about individual historical dry suits of the 1950s/1960s. The material used seemed to vary from "pure gum rubber" in the case of The Spearfisherman suits to a mixture of neoprene and natural rubber in some later suits. The Aquala suit has a protective coating on the outside to guard against sunlight and to make the suit more robust, a feature that continues to this day in its historical suit, see:
--AQUALA--
Bel Aqua is Aquala's predecessor company. Incidentally, SoLo Marx and Totes were the same company when the Skooba Totes suit was on sale. One of the publications on the Hydroglove website at
http://www.hydroglove.com/skooba-totes-8.pdf
has more details. This suit was entirely made of unlined natural rubber and Hydroglove now does a modern version of the suit, which is a two-piece, waist-entry design. It has been available in red, brown, yellow and green as well as black. I have snorkelled with the Hydroglove suit in the North Sea and once venting and sealing the suit are mastered, it's very comfortable, light and warm.
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1_T_Submariner
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Cool Thanks guys! I learn something new all of the time.
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