Advice
What are the different types of diving suits? Which one to choose according to the water temperature?
Subea give you the answers in this simple and practical guide.
USE A PLASTIC BAG
When you put your leg in your diving suit, does it stick around your foot, particularly over the heel ? No point pulling: neoprene is designed to resist! Instead, try putting your foot in a plastic bag beforehand. Test it out - put your leg in your suit... your foot will slide right through ! Just let it slide, like on your surf board ! Do the same with your other leg and then your arms as well if necessary.
BLOW TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET YOUR ARMS IN YOUR DIVING SUIT
Once you've got your diving suit on, you'll want to be able to adjust it giving you complete freedom of movement. Ask someone else to help you by blowing into your sleeve, from the wrist. The air will inflate the neoprene suit and unstick it from your skin for an instant. It's then easy to make some last-minute adjustments and changes.
To put on a semi-dry suit, you will need the help of your partner to be able to close the back zip. In addition, it is essential to put water in your suit to avoid feeling the squeeze effect during your descent, in other words, the crash of neoprene due to the infiltrated air in your suit when donning which compresses under the effect of pressure.
Thibaut, Diving Product Manager Subea
I am product manager for diving at Subea. I have practiced scuba diving for about ten years and I am PADI Rescue Diver with a specialty "deep diver" and PA60 - FFESSM. My goal is to share my passion through my products and to facilitate the use and practice of scuba diving for my customers.
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