hubert
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Hello everybody,
I have been diving with a 3 mm compressed neoprene drysuit from Tusa (Imprex) for the last 2 years. Overall, my experience has been good, if not overwhelmingly positive. A fact bothers me particularly: in order to be able to make safe deco or safety stops with less than 1000 psi in the tank, I need to pack ... 32lbs of weight. This is with modest underwear (single layer fleece). Now I am skinny and, with a 7mm wetsuit, would be perfectly comfortable with 20lbs. I *thought* my technique was ok, but I keep being bothered by the sheer mass of lead I have to strap to my belt/bc before jumping in. Is something wrong, or is it just the price to pay for comp. neop. drysuits? Most people using laminate drysuits, I haven't found a single live soul to ask for advice. Thanks for your help!
H
I have been diving with a 3 mm compressed neoprene drysuit from Tusa (Imprex) for the last 2 years. Overall, my experience has been good, if not overwhelmingly positive. A fact bothers me particularly: in order to be able to make safe deco or safety stops with less than 1000 psi in the tank, I need to pack ... 32lbs of weight. This is with modest underwear (single layer fleece). Now I am skinny and, with a 7mm wetsuit, would be perfectly comfortable with 20lbs. I *thought* my technique was ok, but I keep being bothered by the sheer mass of lead I have to strap to my belt/bc before jumping in. Is something wrong, or is it just the price to pay for comp. neop. drysuits? Most people using laminate drysuits, I haven't found a single live soul to ask for advice. Thanks for your help!
H