I bought a Bare Velocity 5/4 this time last year. I have done over 100 dives with it at an average depth of 10-14 meters. One dive was deeper than 45 meters and about 15 between 20-30 meters.
I have also done a lot of work on my buoyancy and trim. I dropped lead from 22 lbs to 10 lbs with the same gear configuration. This past week I was about to try dropping another lb or two of lead.
After patting myself on the back for my stellar buoyancy skills I also realized that I was getting cold in water temps that were comfortable last year. The 5m suit was good down to 66F; now I start to feel the cold at close to 70F. The suit looks to be in perfect shape, no fading or stretching, etc. A year seems like such a short time but the combination of buoyancy and thermal loss has me thinking the suit is wearing out.
Does neoprene compress noticably after 100 dives?
I have also done a lot of work on my buoyancy and trim. I dropped lead from 22 lbs to 10 lbs with the same gear configuration. This past week I was about to try dropping another lb or two of lead.
After patting myself on the back for my stellar buoyancy skills I also realized that I was getting cold in water temps that were comfortable last year. The 5m suit was good down to 66F; now I start to feel the cold at close to 70F. The suit looks to be in perfect shape, no fading or stretching, etc. A year seems like such a short time but the combination of buoyancy and thermal loss has me thinking the suit is wearing out.
Does neoprene compress noticably after 100 dives?