Undersuit info required

[DIVE BUDDHA]

yesterday was my first post dci dive and i was bloody freezin ?? at the moment i just want peoples opinion on different brands and weights of undersuits and preffered undersuits for this time of year ?? at the minute im just wearing a 100 gram thinsulate with undergarments with a membrane roho commercial dive suit?? i do know its not thick enough thats why im posting for Y.D,ers opinions i was gunna spend the money ive got, to buy some fourth element gear but tug of war between that and an undersuit ??so what u think guys ??

[Garf]

I know its not what you want to hear, but I use both. Weezle compact undersuit over the top of a fourth element exotherm. Works a treat, and in the warmer months you can lose the exotherm and just go with the weezle.

[DIVE BUDDHA]

when u get to use thicker undersuits do they restrict movement in any way or are they all pretty similar in thickness <<<<< sorry if that sounds daft

[Kev W]

I use a weasel compact in the winter under a 4mm noeprene.
tthis is too warm in the summer and I have 4th element two piece.
Weasels do compress well and there's no feeling of restricted movement.I would expect you to feel even less restricted in a membrane due to the nature of the suit.

[DIVE BUDDHA]

ive just had a look at my local dive shop and they do sell weezles so i m gunna have a look on tuesday to see what they are like??? so would you choose a 200 gram or a 300 gram

[Noel Johnson]

200 gram Flectalon undersuit by Northern Diver all year round for me with a t-shirt and a pair of boxers under it in the summer and a thermal t-shirt and fleecy jogging shorts as well as the summer bits in the winter.

HTH

Noel.

<added>Cordura membrane suit<added>

[Kev W]

so would you choose a 200 gram or a 300 gram

This is difficult for someone else to call as :-

"yesterday was my first post dci dive and i was bloody freezin ?? "

But how cold is that?

If pushed I would (and this is only my opinion) go for the 300gram in a membrane. but perhaps a fellow membrane wearers view would be more apropriate.

[DIVE BUDDHA]

9 degrees at stoney kev yesterday i was either cold or becoming nesh ??or both lol!!!! seem to be getting colder around the chest area more than anywhere else as well

[Zdu]

If it's any consolation at Vobster Quay my dry-suit flooded though the neck with a bracing 8 degrees today.

Brrrrr.... brrrrr. brrrrrrr

[Helen F H]

Have dived with a 100gm Thinsulate since the beginning (with membrane suit) - very nice and warm. Did dive with a ND Flectalon, and didnt think a whole load of it (swapped it for a pony in the end).
I would recommend a set of thermals to go underneath. Anywhere cheap will do, you dont need to spend a fortune. Make sure they are not too tight though, as they will ruck up around your knees and elbows and make it sore to bend them.
Also Reed Chillcheater do a nice balaclava thing which you could easily wear under your neoprene hood. You lose most heat through your head.