Tigerman
Contributor
I havent read all the posts, but I have been diving both shell suits and dive a compressed neoprene suit atm.
I do have very distinct tendons in my wrist. This means that to keep dry I have to pull the latex seal a tiny bit up my forearm to avoid leaks. Not waving around with my arms helps a lot too.
Undergarments helps in several ways. It reduses "pinching" as your skin is not in direct contact with the suit as well as helping a bit on air distribution and keeping you warm. I never dive without some form of undergarment.
If you feel moist - as you will if youre sweating and using certain types of undergarment - but cant find any leaks, its just that you get damp and the since the suit dont breathe the moisture have no way to go. Wool undergarments is über for removing that issue. Most undergarments that you buy is fleece, a material I dont EVER use for undergarments, diving or otherwise. Ive tried it for drysuit undergarments and it was hugely disappointing and the only fleece garments i currently own is blankets and a light jacket.
And yes, a few dives will make you more comfortable in a drysuit, just like you usually need a few dives before you get comfortable with your other diving gear.
I do have very distinct tendons in my wrist. This means that to keep dry I have to pull the latex seal a tiny bit up my forearm to avoid leaks. Not waving around with my arms helps a lot too.
Undergarments helps in several ways. It reduses "pinching" as your skin is not in direct contact with the suit as well as helping a bit on air distribution and keeping you warm. I never dive without some form of undergarment.
If you feel moist - as you will if youre sweating and using certain types of undergarment - but cant find any leaks, its just that you get damp and the since the suit dont breathe the moisture have no way to go. Wool undergarments is über for removing that issue. Most undergarments that you buy is fleece, a material I dont EVER use for undergarments, diving or otherwise. Ive tried it for drysuit undergarments and it was hugely disappointing and the only fleece garments i currently own is blankets and a light jacket.
And yes, a few dives will make you more comfortable in a drysuit, just like you usually need a few dives before you get comfortable with your other diving gear.