where to buy lycra & polyproplene ('sun block') suits
jeremy pollack
Date: 6/5/95 12:55 PM
To: Jeremy Pollack
From: "Q" Gwaltney <kpgw...@chemdept.chem.ncsu.edu>
Several (as above) have e-mailed me... wrt *not* using greasy kid's stuff...
> Where do you get these lycra suits & what are they marketed as (sunblock?)
Performance Diver... 24 hr tel: 800/933-2299 fax: 800/727-3291
One Performance Way, PO Box 2741, Chapel Hill NC 27515-2741, USA
current 1995 summer catalog lists:
polartec (polyproplene) suits from $150 (advt as >2mm neoprene in warmth)
outer shell is nylon/lycra, inner is Polartec fleece (aka polyproplene)
mens: rear zipper; womens: front zipper; various colors, patterns, etc.
"challenger" lycra suits from $38 5.2oz 87%/13% nylon/lycra all front zip
or "classic" lycra suits from $45 5.2oz 82%/18% nylon/lycra all front zip
all above suits come with foot stirups; lycra suits also have thumb loops.
also listed eg: storm whistle, strobe lights & (obviously) diver's goodies.
disclaimer: i'm just one of their customers (no fiscal connection whatsoever)
there are other such catalog, as well as retail, sales sources; this just one.
also, for about the same price, one can also get DanceSkins (no zip, pull on)
dancer's 'leotard'). these (brand-name) ones while appreciably thinner, are
apparently higher lycra percentage, available retail, & can be had in flesh
color. nb: when wet, such suits get 'nude' (potentially a stylish product).
(best used w/pocket protector filled with a range of multi-colored pens!)
lastly, as may relate, spedo (brand) nylon/lycra caps, while doing nothing to
mask yer face from the sun, *will* protect a bald beenie & ears. or most any
camping store sells brimmed cap with neck flap (ala lawrence of arabia style)
regards... jeremy <jpol...@sarnoff.com>
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still in business, but they made long and short-sleeved shirts and
mid-thick length shorts in colors from mild to wild. Now my wife makes
long-sleeved lycra shirts for me with fabric from the fabric store. I get
a lot of compliments on them and a lot of"where can I get one of those?".
If some people think they look geeky, I couldn't care less. Melanoma is
the deadliest, fastest-metastasizing cancer I know of, and I live in the
skin-cancer capital of the U.S. and sail almost daily all spring and
summer.
Mike
rjac...@atc.ameritel.net
> Full length lycra dive suit (providing no warmth to speak of) can be
> purchased from Sport Europa mail order catalog (1-800-695-7000) for $30 or
> $40.
>
> Lycra tights, sold for running and aerobics, are at many sporting goods
> stores.
> Long-sleeve lycra shirts are made for track & field competitors by Hind.
>
> Bill
>
>>>>
Another good inexpensive source of lycra suits is Performance Diver in Chapel Hill, N. C. They have
plain lycra and Polartec lined lycra at pretty good prices. (800) 933-2299. For those of you living/sailing
on the Chesapeake in the summer, the thin lycra suit is cheap sea nettle protection as well as sun
protection.
Also I don't know how many know that the best (As in instant) cure for sea nettle/Port. Man'O war/
jellyfish stings is to have a little fresh papaya on hand (Just a slice or two in your cooler), the paipain
kills the sting instanly, Try It, It really works.
Sailquik (rjac...@atc.ameritel.com
Gr8Jibe
Timothy Brady
: My lycra gear was made by Northshore in Maui. I don't know if they're
: Mike
For people who want protection for their head and face from UV-B
you can get the SUNLIDZ "Gladiator" from Australia. It's made from Lycra
and flexible plastic and gives over 98% cover. It's in the process of
being endorsed by the Skin and Cancer Foundation there.
If you need head protection from impact then stick to a helmet, but consider
the use of some cover for the back of your neck.
A
Details on the "Gladiator" from me via email or fax 61-02-6653160
Regards to all, and stay covered..life is long.
Timo.