We arrived at Mike's and got our gear out in preparation for three days of diving. We had everything...except the bottom half of my undergarment. My Fourth Element is a two piece, and somehow the bottom half didn't make it in the car. It was in our room back in Spanaway. I had some fuzzy pajamas with me, so for the first dive I tried those. My dry suit is an OS Systems trilam, so that worked for thermal protection about as well as one would expect: I froze my butt and all its fixings off. So I was shore support for the next two dives. I had brought my 7mm wetsuit, but didn't relish the idea of diving wet in that cold cold water. I'm getting a little to old for that. The last planned dive was a night dive, and a few hours before that was supposed to happen, I was talking to one of my daughters who isn't a diver. She asked, "Why don't you use your wetsuit as an undergarment?"
I brilliantly replied, "Duh, Idunno." It's a Henderson hyperstretch, so I knew I would have decent maneuverability, so why not give it a try? It worked very well, and didn't affect my buoyancy to any great degree. Apparently, my Fourth Element is as buoyant as a 7mm Henderson wetsuit!
It wasn't the most comfortable thing in the world but it kept me warm enough and I was able to make the dive. Here's to thinking outside the box!
Improvising
Improvising
Dave
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Re: Improvising
That's awesome!
Live Long And Prosper!!!
Stay Warm underwater with the Weezle Extreme Plus undergarment! Please let me know if you would like to order one or have any questions.
Stay Warm underwater with the Weezle Extreme Plus undergarment! Please let me know if you would like to order one or have any questions.