Wool-lined Pinnacle wetsuits??
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simonk999
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www.divernet.com has a good review of the suit. Interestingly, the wool acts as an insulator in a way that surprised me (though after understanding why, it shouldn'tve been): in air, wool is an insulator because it traps air, so naively, I thought, well, what's the use underwater. Turns out that the lining traps a layer of water which acts as an incompressible layer of insulation. Supposedly, roughly 3mm worth, and doesn't compress like the neoprene surrounding it.
tangfish
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can anyone recommend places to order the pinnacle suits online? Also, would you say that they fit pretty true to the sizing charts from pinnacle?
StSomewhere
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How long does the merino wool lining take to dry, compared to normal neoprene wetsuits?
Why would you want a wool-lined wetsuit? Wool is an inferior insulator in the water to neoprene, so you'd be better off replacing that small amount of bulk with an extra mm of neoprene.
hurleyskis
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The merino dries extremely fast. You just hand the suit inside out to dry and it will be completely dry overnight....never checked it as the night went on to see when it is dry.
Jonnythan......read the review....and you'll get the answer to your question.
http://www.divernet.com/equipment/0904divertests.shtml#polar
Jonnythan......read the review....and you'll get the answer to your question.
http://www.divernet.com/equipment/0904divertests.shtml#polar
I stopped reading the review when I saw this line:
"Water is the insulator in a wetsuit."
If that were true, a 3mm fullsuit would be as warm as a 7mm.
It's absolutely untrue and anyone saying that knows absolutely nothing about neoprene and insulation, so anything else he says on the subject can of course not be trusted.
There's Divernet for you. File that review right alongside the Octo article that actually suggested divers take a 7' hose and wrap it three times around their necks, and "rotate in the water" to deploy it.
"Water is the insulator in a wetsuit."
If that were true, a 3mm fullsuit would be as warm as a 7mm.
It's absolutely untrue and anyone saying that knows absolutely nothing about neoprene and insulation, so anything else he says on the subject can of course not be trusted.
There's Divernet for you. File that review right alongside the Octo article that actually suggested divers take a 7' hose and wrap it three times around their necks, and "rotate in the water" to deploy it.
JimC
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Water makes for a piss poor insulator.
Which happens to be the WHOLE point of why we wear exposure protection!
The wool might stop some water movment thought a poorly fit wetsuit, so I could see some advantage there. Mind you, you'd be better off just getting a suit that fit in the first place.
Which happens to be the WHOLE point of why we wear exposure protection!
The wool might stop some water movment thought a poorly fit wetsuit, so I could see some advantage there. Mind you, you'd be better off just getting a suit that fit in the first place.
StSomewhere
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But neoprene itself is a poor insulator at depth, correct?jonnythan:
I do happen to know from long, personal (non-scuba) experience that wool is an excellent insulator when wet, maybe one of the best. FWIW, I have no idea how this would apply to wetsuits.
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