HELP - neoprene dry socks

[vid]

Hi folks

a question for those of you who have neoprene dry socks on your dry suit - dui/whites/bare etc.

After a dive - is it usual for the neoprene sock to be wet / damp on the inside? (assuming that there's no leak )

I've seen the socks DUI put on their suits, and it looks like the same crushed neoprene that's used in the suit production - so I'm assuming that the sock stays nice and dry?

The reason for my question - I tried a suit yesterday (not DUI) with its own version of a neoprene sock. The neo sock was about 4mm and more like wet suit neoprene, rather than the material used in a drysuit with a nylon layer. By the end of the dive - my feet were "damp" fine for the summer, but in the winter


any feedback very welcome



vid

[SoggyFox]

While not quite the same, i have a suit that has a thin section of neoprene between the bottom of the leg and the boot, my feet seem to permanantly be damp after dives, not soaking wet though. I assume its this thin neoprene letting water through, there seems to be no other reasons otherwise my feet would be properly wet and not just damp.

[Foggy]

Again not really the same...

my Otter suit is fitted with rubber boots with neoprene liner. This gets .... damp with sweat during a full days dive, but not so's you'd notice unless you put your hand down there, and dries completely overnight.

However, if you don't fit your neckseal right, and get some water in.... then during your surface interval it's gonna end up down there, and its a real b@std to dry.

Don't know if that helps,

cheers, Paul

[David Pye]

I strongly recommend

DZ Active Systems

those for drying the inside of drysuits. I've got a Northern Diver Divemaster 4mm neoprene suit, and it's a real pain to dry the inside out. Drop a pair of those inside it, and it's bone dry in <24 hours!

David

[Scubee]

Originally Posted by vid

Hi folks

a question for those of you who have neoprene dry socks on your dry suit - dui/whites/bare etc.

After a dive - is it usual for the neoprene sock to be wet / damp on the inside? (assuming that there's no leak )

I've seen the socks DUI put on their suits, and it looks like the same crushed neoprene that's used in the suit production - so I'm assuming that the sock stays nice and dry?

vid

I don't have neoprene socks, but I would have thought it would be damp for the same reaon that the inside of my drysuit (neoprene) is a little damp - sweat!

The undersuit I wear is efficient enough to wick away any moisture away from the body towards the suit. The warmer I am, or the harder i have to work (like lugging the kit around) the damper the suit.

I simply use dampire when I take it off and it is dry within hours.

[vid]

Originally Posted by SoggyFox

I assume its this thin neoprene letting water through

my thoughts exactly - I've spoken to the manufacturer and they have asked me to return the suit (which is brand new)

Originally Posted by Scubee

but I would have thought it would be damp for the same reaon that the inside of my drysuit (neoprene) is a little damp - sweat!

The undersuit I wear is efficient enough to wick away any moisture away from the body towards the suit. The warmer I am, or the harder i have to work (like lugging the kit around) the damper the suit.

nahhh - i've got a neo suit, so I know how much sweat i generate - the boots were very damp - much more than usual (plus the rest of the membrane suit was dry)

Originally Posted by Scubee

I simply use dampire when I take it off and it is dry within hours.

one of the best products that the diving industry has produced

vid

[HelenP]

I've got a DUI drysuit with neorene socks, haven't had wet feet yet.

[ratcliffe]

Most drysuits will hold sweat, either on the inside of the undersuit, or between the undersuit and the drysuit itself. Mine was slightly damp after being worn full pretty much a full day at Stoney yesterday. My boots on this suit have the neoprene join between the boot and the leg of the suit, and although the bottom of the boot was dry, the neoprene on the attaching part was just the same as the rest of the suit, ever so slightly damp with the wicking effect.

[ardhill]

I have the crushed neoprene DUI socks on my Otter and they are dry.
Sounds like maybe a join leak or pinhole.
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[David Tombs]

A buddy of mine Rod,(RoderB), has been diving with a Whites Catalyst for sometime now.He is delighted with it,and it seems to be an excellent suit. Certainly he has absolutely no problems with condensation,or leakage into the neoprene socks from any route.Mind you the Whites suits have an effective barrier in the form of gaters around the ankle,and he wears ankle weights too. Contact SDS and ask their opinion.