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  1. October 7th, 2006, 10:01 AM #1
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    About Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers

    Wet Suit or Dry Suit?
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  3. October 7th, 2006, 05:56 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by RoatanMan
    Depends.
    No, can't be. My grandfather wore them for years at the nursing home. Although DEPEND® offers a number of male incontinence products designed to help you maintain a normal lifestyle, they don't provide the thermal protection a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer requires. I think they wear wetsuits in warmer water and drysuits (perhaps with Depends on underneath) in colder water.
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  4. October 7th, 2006, 11:48 PM #4
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    Both. DUI is the vendor for their drysuits. When I was in the USCG in the 80's, we called them "Gumby" suits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vladimir
    No, can't be. My grandfather wore them for years at the nursing home. Although DEPEND® offers a number of male incontinence products designed to help you maintain a normal lifestyle, they don't provide the thermal protection a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer requires. I think they wear wetsuits in warmer water and drysuits (perhaps with Depends on underneath) in colder water.
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  6. October 8th, 2006, 12:40 AM #6
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    Somebody must have a bet regarding a recent movie...
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    How do they compensate for boyancy in their dry/wet suits, I have never seen a coast guard swimmer with a weight belt.
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    Swimmers arent allowed to go deep under water, intnally(Sp)
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  10. October 11th, 2006, 08:37 AM #10
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    I find it hard to get down more then a foot for half a second in my dry suit with out weight. They must do somthing.
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