I'm looking a pair of used drysuit gaitors cheap. Prefer the one-size-fits-all Dive Rite type.
Thanks,
Mike
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I'm looking a pair of used drysuit gaitors cheap. Prefer the one-size-fits-all Dive Rite type.
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mike I have a pair of Halcyon gaiters size large if this helps...
Tony
Thanks, but the lovely and talented Shirley has already found me some.
Mike
Which one? :-DQuote:
Originally Posted by MORGAN
OOOO, Forrest thinks more than one of the Shirleys is lovely and talented!!! We're going to celebrate with chocolate bacon!Quote:
Originally Posted by FW
2 questions:
1) Why do some people need gaiters and others don't. I understand their purpose, but find only a few people use them. An instructor once told me gaiters were for people that didn't know how to dive drysuits, but I don't actually agree with that and think he was kind of being a douche.
2) Where and how did the notion of multiple Shirley's come from?
If your dry suit doesn't fit very well you either need gaiters or you become very conscious of not letting your legs get too high. If your dry suits fits well, it's like diving wet.
Thats what I figured. You buy off the shelf or used and its too loose in the legs.
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I tried them and they didn't work for me. They seemed to exacerbate the issue. I use fin keepers instead and don't dive without them. And yes, I've heard that said about them both being crutches before. I'm sure the fish think our tanks are crutches ;) Dive what works for you and have fun doing it!Quote:
Originally Posted by rddvet
I think it is related to a couple of my personalities having personality disorders. Several are sane, but it's the other ones that tend to cause trouble and garner the most attention. I actually like it when they're not speaking to each other. It's so nice and quiet!Quote:
Originally Posted by rddvet
Personally, I think that's ridiculous. Neoprene drysuits might very well have a close fit. But bag suits are just that -- bags. Even a custom made bilam or trilam is going to be baggy and could have a lot more air migration to the feet. Also depends on whether the suit has hard boots that require a larger opening in the leg, or soft boots where a closer fit is possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by rddvet
FWIW, My Bare bi-lam's were loose fitting on my legs, and I had "issues", never wore gaiters, but did end up a time or two with my legs fully inflated looking like an idiot, and the rest of the suit in a slight squeeze. Now I have an off the shelf neoprene suit and I have no issues at all, it swims like a wet suit.Quote:
Originally Posted by kwinter
Never had a custom made dry-suit, so I don't know what I'm missing.
Up here in the great north woods, I use a drysuit that has room for lots of thick undergarments under it. When I dive with less insulation in warmer water, my suit is looser and the gaiters take up the slack so that I won't get too much air in my legs.
That is the solid explanation I was looking for. We've had kind of the opposite. We bought custom cut drysuits and expected Fl would be our coldest dives, but had them pad the cut for thicker undergarments just in case. Now that we've started travelling to colder areas it would be nice to have a little more room for thicker undergarments. Anything thicker than the santi 400gram wouldn't work.Quote:
Originally Posted by MORGAN
Try 4th element undergarments, I love their stuff, really warm, designed to be layered so add more as the water gets colder, their heavy stuff is not to lofty so does not need tons of space in you garbage bag(oops. I mean dry suit).Quote:
Originally Posted by rddvet
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I've owned four tri-lams and never needed gaiters. Three have been customs but one was off the rack.