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Hot water diving under Budapest

Well a membrane drysuit without much underneath doesn't give much thermal insulation. However, it still acts as a reserve buoyancy device. So there is some point to wearing one even if you don't need it to keep warm.

Mark
 
MSD said:
Well a membrane drysuit without much underneath doesn't give much thermal insulation. However, it still acts as a reserve buoyancy device. So there is some point to wearing one even if you don't need it to keep warm.

Mark
Fair point Mark. Back in the day when I used to do a lot of sherparing, most dry suits were neoprene ones.
 
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