Drysuit Squeeze

[ajduplessis]

Add more air to the suit!!

Some people tend to bruise very easy without any real pressure. If you have a auto-dump valve on the left arm you could try and close it a couple 2-4 clicks to hold a bit more air, hopefully it with help reduce the squeeze.

 

[Scuba_Noob]

Gonna give you all an update on the suit squeeze problem.

Turns out that the marks were coming from my plastic key holder that I kept near the chest area. I found that out by tying that key holder to a string and putting it in my pocket for a few dives. After those dives, barely any marks at all.

The key holder was probably pressed against my chest due to drysuit squeeze, and it was rolling around, causing the squeeze marks to go all over the chest. Luckily for me, those weren't permanent.

Lesson here is i) control your drysuit squeeze by adding more air and ii) don't have hard things on your chest area when diving in a drysuit.

 

[ajduplessis]

Great news and well done with the troubleshooting. Enjoy your suit and dive safe.