Thin Undersuit for under Neoprene Dry Suit

[blondie]

Am looking for the thinnest undersuit possible so i stop ruining my shorts/tights and t-shirts etc that i wear normally under my suit as they either end up damp or just yukky when/if i get wet or 'glow' (female word for sweat ) when wearing the suit in the recent weather in between dives etc.

The suit is rather tight thus undersuit needs to be v thin and preferably slippery material for the drysuit to slide up (not painting a good pic of this eh ) I dont feel the cold really so no need or room for any other bulk apart from my own bits!

Any ideas?

ta in advance.
blondie
xx

[Garf]

Fourth Element Exotherm or Exotherm Arctic if there is room under the suit.

[nikos]

Originally Posted by Garf

Fourth Element Exotherm or Exotherm Arctic if there is room under the suit.

..I think the arctic version may be a bit ott with a neoprene suit?

The point is you need a "wicking" layer that lets perspiration out and keeps the skin dry. I use a Reed version, similar to the Exotherm and it's great even with my leaking O Three!

http://www.chillcheater.com/fabrics.htm

Transpire Fleece


Fast sweat-wicking fleece. Comfortable, super-stretchy, thermal and non-0fluffy.
Ideal as a base layer for layering systems beneath padding suits & dry cags, dry suits and our Aquatherm range. Colours: black.

[Tonto]

I got some cheap thermals from millets maybe £10? sorry cant quite remember price but thought it was good at the time

[Helen F H]

Try daleswear

http://www.daleswear.co.uk/caving.htm

The Easegill undersuit is very fine fleece, and pretty reasonable.

[Bantam]

I'll second the Fourth Element Base Layer - I got the all-in-one package from them (Top, Tights, Socks) directly and it's great. I use it under a poseidon unisuit neoprene drysuit and I was toasty warm even when the water temp was 3 degrees C!

[recurve]

Tribord rash suit from Decathlon, cheap and effective (may even have a sale on at the moment).

[Muzzer]

If you don't want to pay for a Xerotherm you could try one of the "look-alikes" sold by some companies such as:

http://www.edirectory.co.uk/pf/pages...+piece&cid=880

or

http://www.sounddistribution.co.uk/p...?recnumber=232

Don't be put off that these are aimed at motorcyclists, I use the second one under my 5mm neoprene drybag and it works fine down to low double-figure temperatures. These also appear on eBay for about £30 occasionally (where I got mine).

Cheers
Steve

[blondie]

put off by men in leathers and on motorbikes? hahaha

You've made my day by giving me an excuse to drool for a bit

thank you

[Little Pete]

You shouldn't need much mate, look for a 400grm type B DUI and you'll be fine....

Probably the 4th Element Xerotherm will be good,

Maybe look at the Subzero factor 1&2 combined (Woz likes em and I think they're good too).