Drysuit Diving What do you need...

[formernuke]

Finally got my condom catheters in, and tried one. Snug but no uncomfortable after wearing it for an hour. The remove adhesive remover really worked well. I am going to half to use this for band-aides and other similar things pasted to even less sensitive areas of my body.

Those adhesive removers work wonders.

 

[Doc Harry]

KY jelly for gasket lube

I love going to drug store and buying a HUGE tube of KY jelly.

 

[Marie13]

Finally got my condom catheters in, and tried one. Snug but no uncomfortable after wearing it for an hour. The remove adhesive remover really worked well. I am going to half to use this for band-aides and other similar things pasted to even less sensitive areas of my body.

That Remove stuff is fabulous.

 

[Rose Robinson]

Well my drysuit should be coming in the next month, and I am gathering together all the rest of the stuff I need.

I have a pile of undergarments, I ordered the condom cath trail pack with the gauge. What else do I need?

Manatee Diver,

I've reviewed most of the posts and the best advice I can give you is to sit down with a good dry suit instructor for a pre-training meeting, prior to maxing out your credit card, especially on items you may not need.

There are lots of pitfalls for the diver buying the ''first'' dry-suit. Avoiding these, often very expensive mistakes is a primary objective.

Best of luck with your dry-suit.

Rose.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Manatee Diver,

I've reviewed most of the posts and the best advice I can give you is to sit down with a good dry suit instructor for a pre-training meeting, prior to maxing out your credit card, especially on items you may not need.

There are lots of pitfalls for the diver buying the ''first'' dry-suit. Avoiding these, often very expensive mistakes is a primary objective.

Best of luck with your dry-suit.

Thanks for you suggestion, I spent about 30 minute talking to my cave instructor discussing what options to purchase, how thick of under garments that I need and such.

I was looking more at the little things that an instructor might miss because once you become so experienced there are things that they think are common knowledge (particularly to more experienced cave students), but might not be to someone that has never dove dry.

 

[J-Vo]

My DS instructor told me the cup of water in my feet was just "normal for dry suits". Now if I'm not totally dry, I'm looking for the cause and fixing it.

 

[Storker]

My DS instructor told me the cup of water in my feet was just "normal for dry suits".

Even the best drysuits aren't truly dry. At best, they're mostly dry most of the time. The worst ones are just very expensive wetsuits.

Choose your undergarments expecting to get damp and/or wet.

 

[Ulfhedinn]

My dry suit kit has


1. K-Y Jelly 4oz
2. Talc
3. 60 mL Irrigation Syringes w/Catheter Tip
4. Gorilla Tape Handy Roll
5. (10) Acetal Quick-Disconnect Coupling Plug [5012K72]
6. (2) Acetal Quick-Disconnect Coupling Socket [5012K68]
7. Microfiber Cloth
8. Small Bottle of LISTERINE Original
9. Zipper Wax
10. Backup wrist seals
11. (3) Male External Catheter, Wide Band

 

[Mike1967]

K-Y Jelly

Why?

 

[Gareth J]

Why?

To lubricate seals. It's often preferred for Neoprene seals.