https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lomo-Element-Fleece-Drysuit-Undersuit/dp/B00IINA3IU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=thermal+undersuit&qid=1580681877&sprefix=thermal+undersui&sr=8-1
Quote from: nearlywhite on February 02, 2020, 10:27:58 pmhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Lomo-Element-Fleece-Drysuit-Undersuit/dp/B00IINA3IU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=thermal+undersuit&qid=1580681877&sprefix=thermal+undersui&sr=8-1I bought one of those direct from the Lomo website about 6 months ago. I thought it was a bargain when I ordered it. I was disappointed when it arrived.It is far too thick/warm and inflexible to cave in, and I can only assume that divers are a lot 'rounder' than I am.I gave it away to a diver friend, as it would have never been used by me.
Those cuff pieces are good. If you wear gloves on a wet trip, neoprene gloves will be better than alternatives.On trips where long delays are expected I've carried a short length of hosepipe or PVC tube (available from Ashfield DIY in Settle, if you're in the Dales and need a bit). When you have an enforced stop put one end of the pipe in your mouth and feed the other end down your oversuit. Breathe in through the nose and out through the pipe, so that air warmed by the lungs goes inside the oversuit. You might look weird but your overall heat loss will be quite a lot less. It's very light to carry (perhaps secured around a helmet if you're not taking a personal bag) and the price is right.
There’s some interesting commentary about this in the article on airway warming here: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/fdocuments.in/amp/document/equipment-for-airway-warming-in-the-treatment-of-accidental-hypothermia.html
Combined with Pitlamp's suggestion of a pipe down the shirt it's doubly effective.
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