On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:52:50 -0400, Steve Weigold <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

Now I am back to my freebie Internet connection at the Bahia lobby.  The
price I pay is having to learn where to find some KEYS on da Mexican
keyboard.  It takes Ctrl/Alt/q for "@", and the " and / keys are not
where I've ever found them before either!  Not even the smiley :-).
I am in deep Mayan doo doo.

>> So to change the subject.  Any idea how a 7mm neoprene dry suit would
>> compare to a 7mm farmer jane wetsuit as far as how much weight you need?
>> Just curious.

No idea.  Never worn anything thicker than 3mm, even ice-diving.  :-)

>
>ooooh... a drysuit question with a title relating to the Caymans... snicker
>:-)
>
>The short answer is the drysuit will require more.  The actual amount will
>depend basically on the amount of insulating air in the suit.. more air..
>more weight.

Certainly correct, according to Archemedes, a Man of Principle.

The the material of the SUIT itself matters also.  I remember a video
put out by DUI (manufacturer) that covered the subject of "drysuits"
very well, when I was getting my PADI Drysuit Specialty Cert in prep
for my Ice Diver Specialty Cert.

My short answer is that the instructor guessed wrong by 100% what weight
I needed by taking a look at me before the pool session.  He said 30 lbs.
I insisted on trying no more than 15 lbs.  I was already OVERWEIGHTED
with 15 lbs.  One contributing factor was the VIKING drysuit, which had
virtually no buoyancy with air squeezed out.

>For me, some of that is air, and some of it is drysuit
>inexperience.

That was my first drysuit dive.  :-)  After a couple more, I quickly
learned that a RENTAL drysuit of XL size had a neck size not trimmed
to fit an individual.  The 14" neck-size was a tad "constricting" on
a grouper with an 18"-sized neck -- which answers the question why after
my drysuit-cert, I did my ice-dive training in my 1/4" wetsuit.

Time for a bit of PRIMA eating to add to the blubber in my whale or
walrus physique, for insulation purposes of course.  THAT's what Jeff
needs, not any thick wetsuit or drysuit!  :-))

-- Bob.