undersuits which one

[matt]

hi

i know i proberbly opening a can of worms with this one , but which
undersuit is good for a all round with a budget of £150 approx plus a bit if
worth it ;o)

cheers

[Nick Eden]

I'm happy with my Weezle.
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[Ken]

"matt" <mat...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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HOW much?? Geez! You can do it all brand new for about £20!

Get yourself down to your nearest Matalan / Primark, and look for thin
tracksuit / jogging suit. get yourself two pairs of trousers and
sweatshirts. You can wear them as one or two layers, and you don't look like
you're wearing your duvet when you stop at a motorway service station. For
the price, you can replace them many times over and still have spent less
than on a "specialist" item.

Ken

[Nigel Hewitt]

"Ken" <k...@k1at.freeserve.co.uk> wrote
>
> "matt" <mat...@ntlworld.com> wrote

>> hi
>>
>> i know i proberbly opening a can of worms with this one , but which undersuit is good for a all round with a budget of £150
>> approx plus a bit if worth it ;o)
>
> HOW much?? Geez! You can do it all brand new for about £20!

You can always do things on the cheap and multiple cheap layers
can keep you warm when everything is going right but most divers
admit to getting wet at times and that's when the more expensive
tricks pay off. Materials that wick moisture away from your body,
materials that are still warm when wet.

I use an Otter commercial 300. It's a bit bulky but warm in a membrane
suit down to ice diving temperatures. I also use Weezle booties but I
don't like the quilted all over feel so I don't use their suits.

nigelH

[Ian Blakeley]

I generally use an otter 200g suit, never had any problems in UK
waters, I think the longest/coldest has been around 60 minutes/6
degrees. I've found it a little warm during the summer before and in
the med.

I bought a 100g suit at LIDS for £25 last week so ask again at the end
of this year and I'll know how successful that is in summer time.

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Ian
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[Andy C (aka Fuzz)]

Another vote for weezle here, brilliant bit of kit and oh so toasty. :)

[Ken]

"Nigel Hewitt" <nigel...@REMOVEhotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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I know where you're coming from, yes fine. With a couple of layers of thin
jogging suit I would come out of the N Sea wishing someone would offer to
unzip me really fast- I was too hot in there. The only time I EVER had water
in my suit was when I'd forgotten to connect my dry suit hose on the surface
and did so a few metres down, where it pushed in a bit of water with the
first blast of air.

Ken

[Blah]

Underwhat?
Under Neoprene or Tri-lam?

[matt]

hi

forgot to say its for a membrane suit

cheers matt

"matt" <mat...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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[weezle]

Hi Matt
First you need against the skin a wicking layer,then your thermal layer,make
sure it is breathable so the perspiration can pass through.
the final outer layer needs to hold moisture so no waterproof nylons etc
And last of all they need to be washable.Get this right and you wont go
wrong.
All the best Paul.

"matt" <mat...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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[666]

What is much more important the air [in the dry suit] has to pass through to the valves.
So no windstoppers, etc.
JaC

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> First you need against the skin a wicking layer, then your thermal layer, make sure it is breathable so the
perspiration can pass through.