New equipment for Spring

[FreediveWI]

It all depends upon the suit.

I have worn my other freediving suits for scuba diving, and they worked out very well. This new suit of mine is a bit more fragile since it has a smooth-skin outer layer- for more flex, easier breathing, quicker drying, and more glide in the water. I would want to be careful not to cause extra wear and tear to it by using tank straps with it.

A standard freediving suit, with lycra or nylon on the outside, would make a great scuba suit. They are a little bit more difficult to put on, but the warmth factor is much greater.

My new suit is also bare opencell rubber on the inside. This is much stickier, hence the hairconditioner/water solution to put it on, but VERY warm. I have had other suits with gold, or silver, lining in them to make them eaiser to put on, but, as anyone who has used them for a while can tell you, the lining wear off in time and you need to lube them up anyhow. This time I decided to skip the whole wearing out process and just go for the warmth factor right away.

I know that Fred scuba dives in his Freediving wetsuits as well. US wetsuit makers have finally caught up with the linings, like 'gold core', so maybe they will catch onto the other elements of a good freedivng suit as well.

BTW: you can now get a wide varitey of linings for the inside of your suits including: opencell, gold, copper, silver, blue, plush, nylon, lycra, and something new called "black widow" which is supposed to be easier to put on and almost as warm as opencell.

Here's a shot of the 6mm suit.

Jon