teckhead
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Hi all, like to know if Gaiter Wraps make any different to divng drysuits, how many divers have own these or have tryed using the Gaiters?
cheers.
cheers.
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teckhead:Hi all, like to know if Gaiter Wraps make any different to divng drysuits, how many divers have own these or have tryed using the Gaiters?
cheers.
Derek S:I agree with Ben. When I first started diving my drysuit, I thought I might need them. I'm glad I didn't spend the money, it would have been a waste. If air gets trapped in drysuit boots, 3 things can be attributed:
1) ill-fitting suit
2) incorrect trim
3) too much air in the suit
Soggy:Or...the most likely candidate, which is crappy drysuit boots. I had Bare vulcanized boots and had all sorts of trouble with trim and mostly just staying still. Gas gets trapped up there and tends to flip you over. I finally got them chopped off and put DUI turbo soles on and it's like a brand new suit and I'm a brand new diver. I can back kick (couldn't before), I can stay still (couldn't before) and I can maintain trim much more easily.
Derek S:True. My OS Systems DS does have vulcanized "fisherman's" boots on it, but I haven't had too much issue with air getting trapped in them. I do plan on sending them to get turbosoles installed sometime soon, but in the meantime, they do work well.
mweitz:I've seen some pretty respected divers using them ... I don't know much about them, but wouldn't discount them out of hand.
Soggy:Soggy can't wait until Derek realizes that he never should have waited to get the fisherman boots cut off...