Darian Dunn wrote: > I need some help here and please correct me if any of my assumptions > are wrong. > [...] > Either can be used for SCUBA diving and paddling If you take a good look at SCUBA drysuits you'll find they're a bit different than paddling drysuits. Diving drysuits have a couple of fiddly bits on them that you won't see in paddling gear. One is an inflator coupling on the chest. You use a drysuit for bouyancy control instead of a bouyancy compensator (the BC is worn as a backup and tank harness - note that there are those that disagree with the use of drysuits as BCs). The other is an air relief valve to bleed air from the suit on ascent. I looked at getting a dual purpose dry suit, but didn't want the inflator coupling being driven into my chest when paddling. I also didn't want to pay to repair the air relief valve if I broke it in whitewater. So I didn't get the SCUBA suit. (I also wanted Gore-Tex for paddling which isn't available for diving.) Comments made by others about the weight etc of SCUBA dry suits are appropriate as well. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 15 1999 - 07:56:50 PST
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