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Today is supposed to be the day. UPS still says delivery expected by 7:30pm, but the tracker still has it in Maryland. I won’t be home from work until late anyway. I paid the import fees online (roughly $75 on £1,250 of just drysuit), so that they could hopefully leave it without a signature...

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Thread necromancy: @davecampbell What size do you wear for booties or regular shoes? I usually wear a 12.5-13M shoe, so I think the 14W might be big enough to wear with wool socks inside the Nova socks, but they do come in 15M/W if I’ll need more room. Any other thoughts on the Altamas?

How much say do you have on how much sales tax you pay at your corner store? It’s basically the same. By the time you get charged, it’s already a done deal and you’re reimbursing the carrier. The only solid ground for a dispute is if either end misclassified something really badly. Seaskin uses...

Import and export are different. HTS vs. Schedule B. Yes, they’re both based on the international HS standard, but they’re US systems. Since these are systems that attempt to classify every single item that gets sold internationally, they try to balance how specific they get. Hence almost every...

That’s why we don’t listen to AI yet. The latest HTS (since you’re in the US) doesn’t use the 9506.26 subheading. Drysuits are classed 4015.90, as a type of apparel, for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber. 4% unless it comes from China, as you noted.

From what I’ve read, dry o-rings will make your life hell getting your gloves on AND getting them back off if you do manage to Hulk smash them on in the first place. Others will likely recommend specific lubes.

It’s a thing. Don’t yuck somebody else’s yum.

Done!

YKK, TiZip, and others make a liquid waterproof zipper lubricant. The dock is where the zipper slider body (car/truck) sits when the zipper is fully closed. YKK also calls it the w-seal.

That’s what I would have expected, based on the lower capacity 18650 being the as-shipped configuration. Couldn’t prove it, though.

Responses out of order, but they should still be legible. I ordered from Jonas Dive and had it in about a week to Virginia. Total to me was about $230.75 including MBE/FedEx shipping. It comes with a flat-top 18650 and a battery sleeve that keeps it from rattling around. A 26650 will fit without...

I don’t solo dive but thinking about it from a process perspective, using a written checklist reduces the risk introduced by not doing buddy checks with a second person. Same with writing and reviewing a formal dive plan with yourself; it’s like rubber duck debugging. Soloing means nobody is...

Picked up one of these to use as an anchor line marker. I haven’t rigged it or gotten it wet yet, but the quality looks good. It checked all the boxes I wanted: super bright LEDs, aluminum body, simple twist on/off, and uses common rechargeable battery formats (18650 and 26650). I’ll provide an...

That’s what I did as well. I could get into the 80s if I scraped a little, but coming out was a challenge. I guess I was surprised at the fact that I measured two sizes bigger than I expected to with my bare hand for the outer glove, and I’m not sure how to reconcile that if I want to wear a...

I was curious about this as well. Based on the template and watching the Seaskin video, I ordered the 90mm rings. It also said my hand width required XXL gloves, which seemed excessive, especially since that was measuring my bare hand. I usually wear a large in mechanic’s type gloves. Does...

SiTech made all three (necktite, quick neck, and orust) in that order. The quick neck is a better version of the necktite. In theory, the orust is the even more improved version, but most divers who do not choose that system express concern about losing the little clips. I chose the quick neck...

Proposed shipping date: April 19, 2024. 86 days plus transit time, so right around three months for anyone keeping track of Seaskin production timelines.

I saw that. Not sure what to think since I don’t have enough experience with drysuits to know what I’m really looking at in her photo. From the info that exists on the internet, there isn’t a serious trend of KUBIs causing this wear pattern, which suggests it’s due to something done by the...

I just really love Kevlar, what can I say? 🤣 1991 was a heck of a year. Marvel's One Hit Wonders: Nomextra and Kevlor - Nerds on Earth I haven’t pulled the trigger yet, but it came to just under $1,400 when I test built it a couple days ago.