Undersuits Wanted!!!

[crazeydraze]

Looking for a small/medium undersuit, don't care for the make or model, so long as it as useable, dont even care if it has holes in it!

[dry suit diver]

usable for what though

[crazeydraze]

mmm, diving! Im sort of on a bit of a shoestring here, was'nt planning on even buying an undersuit but i thought i would put and ad up here just in case anyone had some spares that i could get cheap.

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by crazeydraze

mmm, diving! Im sort of on a bit of a shoestring here, was'nt planning on even buying an undersuit but i thought i would put and ad up here just in case anyone had some spares that i could get cheap.

OK then. Shoestring I can do


what type of dry suit is it going under?

neoprene, go to a ski clearance place or decathlon and get some ski underwear, I got some thermal base layers for under my thinsulate ( I dive a membrane suit) for less than £20 for a full set and they were for a fat barsteward size too. 2 layers of these shoul be OK in most UK waters under a neoprene. I tried just the ski stuff last may and june at capernwray when the water temp was 10 to 12 degrees at its coldest and was fine for nearly an hour.

be warned that I do have a good layer of bioprene which may assist in keeping me warm and that whats good for me may not be good for you.

[crazeydraze]

what did you say? ski underwear. No joke, i actually own a set of ski underwear! what about them skin tight vests you see on the footie players? got them too. Would they work?

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by crazeydraze

what did you say? ski underwear. No joke, i actually own a set of ski underwear! what about them skin tight vests you see on the footie players? got them too. Would they work?

yes but better under a neoprene than a membrane.

I wanted to see if two or more layers worked, it did for me but I did get cold at the end of the dive.

I originally got em for a base layer under my thinsulate which I need for under my membrane suit.

[crazeydraze]

do you not need a thinsulate for under neoprene?

[Daz217]

Nope............ I dived in Ron Hill tracky bottoms and a fleecy sweatshirt under my drysuit(Neoprene) for years with no problems. Mind you if they had been labeled "Fourth Element" they would have cost about £160 instead of £40 all in. Ski/walking socks work just fine too.
If using a membrane just layer up like you would to go out on a cold days walking.

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by crazeydraze

do you not need a thinsulate for under neoprene?

some people dont they just wear base layers as the undersuit. depends on what you are doing. an hours bimble in a lake at 12c with no Deco and you may be fine. its down to the individuals body though.


I would have thought you would have covered this in the drysuit course, if you have taken one.

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by Daz217

Nope............ I dived in Ron Hill tracky bottoms and a fleecy sweatshirt under my drysuit(Neoprene) for years with no problems. Mind you if they had been labeled "Fourth Element" they would have cost about £160 instead of £40 all in. Ski/walking socks work just fine too.
If using a membrane just layer up like you would to go out on a cold days walking.

you ain't wrong there. I looked at the cost of PBB stuff at the diveshow and my wallet had a seizure