Getting wet when i dont want to!

[Allan Carr]

You could try a suitable sized wide rubber band over your wrist seals to see if it helps. I have done this when my seals got a bit loose part way into the season and I didn't want to miss diving getting them replaced.

[turbanator]

On my last suit I had neoprene seals, but never really got on with them, so I turned it inside out and stuck latex ones in as well (not my idea, some manufacturers do it).

Anyway I have the advantages of both sorts - the good seal from latex and the strength of neoprene, with the neoprene cuff protecting the latex from abrasion and UV. Even if the latex seal rips, you are only in the same situation as you are now, probably better as even a torn latex seal will 'pad-out' the neoprene one a bit.

The downside was that they were a bit harder than either neo or latex to get on/off, but plently of KY sorted that.
hth
Paul

[blondie]

Well thank you for all the tips.....

In Wraysbury today I tried putting a tie wrap thingy around the arm a bit up from the questionable seal on the right ...... guess what it worked!!!!!!!! that arm was bone dry for the first time EVER! the other however was soaked so on our second dive i put one on that one too - cheers for the tie wrap thingsy Rob! - and i came out of the second dive bone dry.

Thinking of getting some bungy in order to do this on every dive until i buy a new suit now .....or attaching my vyper on with a bungy in order to do the same thing on one arm and a compass on a bungy on the other arm.

Still don't get why the leak - i do get air bubbles coming out of them during previous dives though so maybe it's then - but why would that happen anyway?

Thanks so much guys

[Finless]

Originally Posted by blondie

In Wraysbury today I tried putting a tie wrap thingy around the arm a bit up from the questionable seal on the right ...... guess what it worked!!!!!!!! that arm was bone dry for the first time EVER! the other however was soaked so on our second dive i put one on that one too - cheers for the tie wrap thingsy Rob! - and i came out of the second dive bone dry.

Thinking of getting some bungy in order to do this on every dive until i buy a new suit now .....or attaching my vyper on with a bungy in order to do the same thing on one arm and a compass on a bungy on the other arm.

Still don't get why the leak - i do get air bubbles coming out of them during previous dives though so maybe it's then - but why would that happen anyway?

Thanks so much guys

Don't over tighten the bungy - you DO want blood to get through!