BugHunterNY
Contributor
Onto the inside, The arms and legs have a water damn around 8inches from the opening for the wrist and ankle, it is an inch piece of neoprene. The neck area inside of the suit has a built in damn as well, same thickness as the ankle and wrist damns that you must done before closing the top. Inside of the suit is Lavacore, a joint effort by several big names in the industry (one of which is Hollis, shocker that it found its way into their only wetsuit), The description of this suit leads you believe that the Lavacore only covers the core area but truth be told, it runs from the ankles to the wrists in sections to keep you warm.
I know this thread was from a while back, but it seems some people are still checking it out. I may have inadvertently caused some mis-information to be repeated over and over again in this post -- and for others considering this suit, I wanted to clarify.
Hollis calls the interior red lining "LavaSkin". As far as I know, it's just a term they use for marketing. LAVACORE is totally different. Yes, Lavacore was invented and is owned by Oceanic (in the Hollis / AUP family), but they are completely different.
As I said -- I caused this problem, lol. I first started diving this suit in 2012, and put up a review on LeisurePro mentioning that I dive this suit with a Lavacore lining (which I think is what the OP is referring to). I meant the actual, separate item, called Lavacore (which is a different type of dive skin, with a semi-fleece type lining that keeps you incredibly warm. For cold, NE diving, in May, June and October I wear a Lavacore top and bottom UNDER my Hollis Semi-dry.