David Hale wrote:

> In general most dry suits are cut rather large to fit
> large ranges of bodies, and to allow room for bulky
> underwear. DUI dry suits seem to be cut particularly
> large as Jim G. and I have previously noted. The "cave
> cut" drysuit is only applicable to DUI AFAIK.
>
> In most of the Florida caves, the water is about 72
> and you don't need bulky insulation, particularly if
> you are swimming. Cave divers are concerned about
> streamlining and drag since they are often doing long
> dives against a flow. The TLS 350 is often used as a
> caving suit as it is lightweight and sufficiently
> durable for cave use.
>
> So a cave cut (or custom cut for that matter) just
> means a more closely fitting dry suit, probably sized
> to allow for light weight underwear. I have a custom
> cut CF 300 that is fine for lighter weight underwear,
> but the thicker stuff doesn't work well with it. So it
> is probably the equivalent of a cave cut. (Of course
> one day the CF 300 will dry rot out on me, and I'll be
> left with an expensive pile of neoprene. But that's a
> different story!)
>
> Again, a DUI demo day is a good place to work sizing
> and fit issues. They have them all over the country
> and they are very well organized. Check out
> http://www.dui-online.com/

Thanks.  One more question, at least.  Just how think does drysuit underwear
get?

Lee