Wetsuit Review
Last weekend we spent another perfect weekend over at the Lermontov Lodge diving the Lermontov with Paul Trainor and his group from Wellington.
Also along was Arnaud Deboel, who had along his new Cressi Apnea freediving wetsuit that he had just brought from Go Dive. Scuba diving in a freediving suit is a relatively new idea in NZ, but common practice in Europe, I had my doubts about how warm the suit would be. Following is Arnuad’s review of his new suit.
“I was searching for a suit that I could use either for freedive , either for Scuba and I think I found it!
This wetsuit is amazing; it’s like a second skin. I was a little bit worried last weekend because it’s only a 5mm and I tried it for the first time on a Lermontov dive in a 12°C water but after a few seconds I felt even warmer than usual with a 7 mm suit. I could even took 3 Kg off my weightbelt and the freedom of movement is quite unusual.
Just have to be a little bit more careful when you put it on and when you take it off. The inside part is glued so it make it easier to tear”.
I was pleasantly surprised with how Arnaud found the suit so warm, especially given most his dives were at 30 meters which at 12 degrees would have been pretty nippy in a normal wetsuit. On the negative side and only if you are a rough bugger, the suit is prone to tearing if you do not soap when donning and be very careful when taking it off.
Another suit that we have just got into stock is the ladies MEDA’s this is a very smart 2 piece 7mm wetsuit that we had specially imported. We have had the mens MEDA’s in rental for over a year now and it has proving a very warm and robust suit. We have sold a number off the ladies suit all ready and at $550.00 are a good price.
