Semi Drysuits?

[Chris J]

I've found the Beaver Icelandic Ultra excellent.

http://catalog.beaversports.co.uk/product.php?pn=Icelandic_Ultra&pid=491

Just the one piece - A full length suit with proper seals and a front opening zip etc..  Then i've added a separate wetsuit jacket with built in hood and short arms over the top (or you can chop the arms off an old jacket).

Caving in can be done with the one piece and diving with both bits on.

cheers,
Chris

[hydrophobia]

I presume you got at least three for that total extortionate price . . . ?!

Seriously though - I plumped for an Icelandic 2000 from Beaver and it's not bad at all.

How you getting on with this suit?

[Caver]

Just been looking at the Celtic Diving website - they are in Pembrokeshire and make wetsuits, semidries and drysuits. The info on their site seems to imply that they'll make more or less what you want.

Has anyone used their suits? It'd be great to get some comments before investing!

I particularly like the Mr Blobby suit http://www.celticdiving.co.uk/semi-dry.htm   

HAHA those are quite ridiculous, awesome

[bignikki]

Just been looking at the Celtic Diving website - they are in Pembrokeshire and make wetsuits, semidries and drysuits. The info on their site seems to imply that they'll make more or less what you want.

Has anyone used their suits? It'd be great to get some comments before investing!

I particularly like the Mr Blobby suit http://www.celticdiving.co.uk/semi-dry.htm   

I rather like the Superman suit.  Very colourful. 

I was thinking of hiring a boat for exploring the sea caves of West Wales.  At £300+ a day I had better get a letter off to Father Christmas straight away.

I've got a 5m dive rib witha 40 horse on it , I'm no diver but love going out on me boat.
  I live in west wales too!
    You pay the petrol and you could call me Father Christmas if you want.
  Serious though any time this summer.
  I do know a bit of the coast here but I don't know where the sea caves are.
I do realise your post was from a long time ago but if you still want---
 PM me

[mrodoc]

For interest my wife and daughter, both keen divers have now got Beuchat semi dry suits and have had no problems diving around the UK. Sally my daughter is slim and feels the cold but has dived off Skye at New Year in hers. They are dead easy to get on and off and are in two pieces. Angie my wife has now resurrected her UK diving because of her suit  and that's praise considering she previously was diving in an Otter dry suit. Which by the way is for sale - as featured on the cover of Dive Dorset and elsewhere in this dive guide. Angie is 5' 4" and has a foot size of 7.