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If you wear a thinner wetsuit while diving will it reduce your boyancy and can you wear less weights?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes. The thickness of the wetsuit most certainly factors into your buoyancy. Less neoprene equates to less lead. Cold water divers learn this quickly when vacationing south.
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Is skin diving and free diving the same thing?
Free diving is diving without scuba. Skin diving means diving without a wetsuit or scuba. Since you can free dive without a wetsuit they can be the same thing but they are not necessarily always the same thing.
What is the sea diving suit called?
A wetsuit, a drysuit
What is the percentage of body weight to weights used in scuba diving?
What is the percentage of body weight to weights used in scuba diving?
What is the equipment you will need to go diving in Antarctica?
Standard diving equipement, with the use of a drysuit instead of a wetsuit. A battery operated suit heater would be optional.
What is the difference between a diving wetsuit and a surfing wetsuit?
in one of the them you are wet and in the other one you are dry honest... it's that simple. a wetsuit is (usually) made of neoprene and allows a limited amount of water into the suit. that is why you want a good fitting wetsuit, because you do NOT want a lot of water moving in and out of the suit, just a little. this small amount of water (debateably) warms up and helps the insulation properties of the wetsuit a drysuit is just that. you are COMPLETELY dry for the duration of your dive. it is therefor also much more complex in construction to complete this herculean task of keeping all water out of the suit from neck seals, to arm seals and such. ps: it is easy to weeWee in wetsuit, you need to have all kinds of special apparatus to weeWee in a drysuit.
Can scuba diving ruin a tri wetsuit?
Possibly as the tri-wetsuit might not be designed to swim in salt water though I'd be surprised if salt water was harder on the suit than chlorinated water
What gear do you use for scuba diving?
Buoyancy Control Device (BCD) Regulator (with alternate air source) Weight belt, if BCD not weight integrated Weights Tank Wetsuit/Drysuit Boots Gloves Hood Knife - tool, not weapon Whistle or powered horn Visual Signaling device - safety sausage Lights if at night - primary, backup, and marker Speargun for spearfishing Reels and clips for wreck or cave diving Other miscellaneous equipment for technical diving
What thickness wetsuit do you need for scuba diving?
For UK diving you may still want to vary the thickness of your gear, depending on the water temperature, but for footwear, thicker is better than thinner as it will get a rougher time than most of your suit. I would say 3mm at least.
What do you wear under a wetsuit?
A bathing suit for starters, a rash guard, or most surfers wear nothing under. A common additional item to wear under a wetsuit is a one piece lycra suit. The benefits of this are that it makes the wetsuit easier to put on and off, and the lycra doesn't compress. For instance someone diving a 5mm farmer john (2 piece) wetsuit and a 2mm lycra dives deep enough that the wetsuit has compressed to half its original thickness. This diver now has 2.5mm of wetsuit covering their legs and arms, 5mm covering their core (chest, stomach.) Now when you add the 2mm from the lycra which hasn't compressed there is actually 4.5mm on the legs/arm and 7mm over the core area. A diver in a 7mm farmer john at the same depth is left with 3.5mm on the legs/arms and 7mm over the core. If you double the depth at this point the 5mm and the lycra gain a lead over the thicker wetsuit. The free aditional benefit to this item is that you may be able to get rid of some extra weight as you can use a thinner wetsuit which will require less weight to get you under.
What sports require the use of a wetsuit?
Wetsuits can be used in a variety of sports and activities. These include; diving, deep sea diving, surfing, body surfing, windsurfing, canoeing, white water rafting, and many other water sports.
When was the first diving suit made?
Wetsuits were invented sometime in the1950s.
Is an HO Shorty Neoprene wetsuit suitable for scuba diving?
Of course, you can wear a shorty, a full-length or even a body suit or bathing suit for diving. Just make sure it keeps you warm/cool enough and protects you from uncomfortable rubbing of your gear. It does matter where you are, though. In cold water, such as the North Sea, a dry suit is much more advisable. Your wetsuit would be fine for more comfortable climes.
