SCUBA DRY SUITS
Who Uses Scuba Dry Suits? Which One Should I Pick?
Scuba dry suits, like scuba wetsuits are designed to lower the heat lose rate as you dive. Scuba dry suit keeps you dry, allowing you to dive in colder water than diving with scuba wetsuits. If you tend to dive in water around 21C/70F or lower, you should probably consider buying one
Diving Wetsuits vs. Scuba Dry Suits
Scuba dry suits types
Scuba dry suits care and maintenance
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Diving Wetsuits vs. Scuba Dry Suits
Scuba dry suits don’t compress as you go deeper, so scuba dry suits don’t lose their effectiveness in deeper depths.
Scuba dry suits should be a little snug; they don’t need to properly fit you, so over time, adding a beer belly you’d still be able to use the same scuba dry suit.
When getting out of the water you are dry and ready to go, and making an additional dive, wearing one isn’t that much of a deal as opposed to wearing an already wet wetsuit on a cold day.
Of course, there are some disadvantages. First of all, you don’t need to use scuba dry suits in warm water. No one uses scuba dry suit diving in the Caribbean or south East Asia you’ll boil up inside your suit. Additionally scuba dry suits are more expansive. Additionally, scuba dry suits are bulkier and might not be as comfortable to swim. Scuba dry suits require a lot more maintenance, and most importantly, when diving with scuba dry suits, you need to pay attention to controlling the wet suits buoyancy, as the air trapped inside compresses as well.
Diving with scuba dry suits require scuba dry suit diving training.
There are two different types of scuba dry suits:
Neoprene scuba dry suits keep you both dry and warm, isolating well from the cold water. Neoprene dry suits are buoyant, meaning you need additional weights to get down. Furthermore, if flooded, Neoprene dry suits won’t become very negatively buoyant if accidentally flooded.
Shell scuba dry suits are thinner and keep the diver dry, yet you will have to wear enough undergarments to add insulation. As they aren’t very stretchy they have to be a bit bulkier. In addition, these suits don’t contribute much for the buoyancy if accidentally flooded.
Why using shell scuba dry suits then? Well, these Scuba dry suits are much thinner and easily stored and don’t hold moister, hence easier to pack and travel with.
Scuba dry suits care and maintenance:
Rinse carefully with fresh water. Whenever a dry suit licks, even slightly rinse its interior. Pay extra attention to the exhaust valve and low-pressure valve. Before storing, allow the dry suits to dry fully, in and out. Its important not to leave the suit hanged too long. Once dry, fold it loosely and place it in a dark place away from heat, oil and sunlight.
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