Wetsuit Heater

[Moonfuzzy]

Does anyone have experiance with wetsuit heaters? I am thinking of investing in one of these rigs for long, cold dives. I realize that most people go dry to solve the problem of getting cold, but anyone know about this product? Have any good / bad experiances to share?

http://patcoinc.com/aquaheatwet/aquaheatwet.html

[hunter991]

I think DUI sells one that they market for use with dry suits. It is pretty expensive though.




Does anyone have experiance with wetsuit heaters? I am thinking of investing in one of these rigs for long, cold dives. I realize that most people go dry to solve the problem of getting cold, but anyone know about this product? Have any good / bad experiances to share?

http://patcoinc.com/aquaheatwet/aquaheatwet.html

[crazyduck]

Does anyone have experiance with wetsuit heaters? I am thinking of investing in one of these rigs for long, cold dives. I realize that most people go dry to solve the problem of getting cold, but anyone know about this product? Have any good / bad experiances to share?

http://patcoinc.com/aquaheatwet/aquaheatwet.html

All of the units that I have seen have been for Drysuits. DUI makes something, and in Europe someone has been working on a t-shirt design for drysuits.
This was an interesting article- http://www.waldbrenner.de/db8us/heat.htm

I have no original ideas for wetsuits but many people here have mentioned chemical packs that might be a help. Also I wear a surf shirt under my wetsuit that has fleece in it. I am sure that it does very little but it helps. Another idea might be to try under armor; this has been popular with drysuits, but I don’t know how it will do wet.

[kinetic]

Is it actually possible to have a heater for wet suit...?

I'll put my 3 dry suits on Ebay now..

[Moonfuzzy]

Is it actually possible to have a heater for wet suit...?

I have actually been using re-usable chemical heat packs for a while now, but they don't give me enough heat for a 2+ hr scooter dive.

I have not seen or spoken to anyone who has used a Patco wetsuit heater, and would like to before making a $1000 purchase. I would hope that a 50w electric heat pad would provide the heat I need when scootering, but I am concerned about battery size etc.

[Deep-Thief]

Is it actually possible to have a heater for wet suit...?

I have actually been using re-usable chemical heat packs for a while now, but they don't give me enough heat for a 2+ hr scooter dive.

I have not seen or spoken to anyone who has used a Patco wetsuit heater, and would like to before making a $1000 purchase.

$1000???? Drysuit maybe. As far as a wet suit heater is concerned, isn't that what they call PEE :-D .

[crazyduck]

I have not seen or spoken to anyone who has used a Patco wetsuit heater, and would like to before making a $1000 purchase. I would hope that a 50w electric heat pad would provide the heat I need when scootering, but I am concerned about battery size etc.

http://www.scuba.com/shop/product.asp_Category_166_page_2_recs_10
Try here- Cost $437.00
Plus, you could ask if you can buy it without the battery and make your own battery and cannister?

If you go to Patco's website- they list Marvin Zanske and Howard Sandroff diving at Roubidoux spring. I bet they are on the main forum area.

Have you considered contacting diverite- there is a need.

regards, Andrew

[Tegg]

I have not seen or spoken to anyone who has used a Patco wetsuit heater, and would like to before making a $1000 purchase. I would hope that a 50w electric heat pad would provide the heat I need when scootering, but I am concerned about battery size etc.

http://www.scuba.com/shop/product.asp_Category_166_page_2_recs_10
Try here- Cost $437.00
Plus, you could ask if you can buy it without the battery and make your own battery and cannister?

If you go to Patco's website- they list Marvin Zanske and Howard Sandroff diving at Roubidoux spring. I bet they are on the main forum area.

Have you considered contacting diverite- there is a need.

regards, Andrew


For that money why not just buy a halfway decent drysuit?

Not every drysuit costs $2K... of course not every drysuit is a DUI either...


:)

[curtschu]

How about the batteries??? 160 feet without a canister! looks pretty streamlined. Anyone know what they are using?

[Moonfuzzy]

How about the batteries??? 160 feet without a canister! looks pretty streamlined. Anyone know what they are using?

Lead-Acid Battery Weight: 9.5 lb. (5 lb. NEGATIVE )
Batteries are non-spillable sealed rechargeable lead-acid type. Their construction, case material and self regulating valves makes them suitable for diving without enclosures to 160 ft. NiMH Battery packs are also available with any system.

They also sell NiMh batteries for an additional fee.

I don't know if I feel comfortable with having my battery out in the open - I want it in a canister. I would also want to drop the mag switch and just have wet connectors I think.

[curtschu]

Right I read that too but are those the same lead acids I can buy at the Battery Bank in Orlando? Why am I spending all this time making Canisters? I never go below about 150 feet.