Top 10 Signs You Need a New Wetsuit

OldSalt wrote:

> Robert \"Doc\" Adelman <lawyers-guns-money@att.net> wrote in message news:<3F20A5E9.D27E94DB@att.net>...
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>>Top Ten Signs You Need a New Wetsuit
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> The person who thought up this category musta seen Mike Gray diving last year.

All my old wetsuits have been retired in favor of pretty new ones.

And if ya think I look ratty, ya need to see Doc's fave getup.

mike gray wrote:
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> OldSalt wrote:
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> > Robert \"Doc\" Adelman <lawyers-guns-money@att.net> wrote in message news:<3F20A5E9.D27E94DB@att.net>...
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> >>Top Ten Signs You Need a New Wetsuit
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> > The person who thought up this category musta seen Mike Gray diving last year.
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> All my old wetsuits have been retired in favor of pretty new ones.
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> And if ya think I look ratty, ya need to see Doc's fave getup.

Pam gave me a new pair of "sea socks" for Christmas 2001 but I think I
can still get at least one more season out of my old ones if I keep
rotating through the three remaining. The fourth just fell off, I guess.
It's on a "holy quest".

--
Doc _(:)0

"I'm hiding in Honduras, I'm a desperate man,
Send Lawyers, Guns & Money...The sh*t has hit the fan"
-Warren Zevon

"mike gray" <omspam@worldnut.net> wrote in message
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> OldSalt wrote:
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> > Robert \"Doc\" Adelman <lawyers-guns-money@att.net> wrote in message
news:<3F20A5E9.D27E94DB@att.net>...
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> >>Top Ten Signs You Need a New Wetsuit
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> > The person who thought up this category musta seen Mike Gray diving last
year.
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> All my old wetsuits have been retired in favor of pretty new ones.
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> And if ya think I look ratty, ya need to see Doc's fave getup.
>

I'd like my wetsuit to have grown old with me like my fins have, but it
seems to have shrunk lately......any good spots to look fer new ones? Or
should I wait 'til I hit the Keys again?

Dave.

"Limey Dave" <davidflies@worldnonet.crapatt.net> wrote > I'd like my wetsuit
to have grown old with me like my fins have, but it
> seems to have shrunk lately......any good spots to look fer new ones? Or
> should I wait 'til I hit the Keys again?

There's a custom shop on the west side of I-95 somewhere dcown around
Hollywood. I'm unsure of the name, but you can see if from I-95. I stopped
in there once to get a repair on my present suit. I know at least one
person who was pleased with what they have to offer.

Lee

Lee Bell wrote:
> "Limey Dave" <davidflies@worldnonet.crapatt.net> wrote > I'd like my wetsuit
> to have grown old with me like my fins have, but it
>
>>seems to have shrunk lately......any good spots to look fer new ones? Or
>>should I wait 'til I hit the Keys again?
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>
> There's a custom shop on the west side of I-95 somewhere dcown around
> Hollywood. I'm unsure of the name, but you can see if from I-95. I stopped
> in there once to get a repair on my present suit. I know at least one
> person who was pleased with what they have to offer.

I was not pleased with their work, but others have been happy.

All the good custom suit makers have gone out of business. Thanks in
part to divers who get a great fit over the internet.

"mike gray" wrote ...
> All the good custom suit makers have gone out of business. Thanks in
> part to divers who get a great fit over the internet.

Don't know about the internet part of it... I've always bought my wetsuits
from local stores (or at least they were local to where I was at that time
[e.g. while on a diving vacation])... I would think that the reason that
more people are able to get off the rack fits for wetsuits is that the
manufacturers are providing a greater assortment of sizes these days... It
used to be that if one needed a really large wetsuit, one was assumed to be
rather tall also... These days, I've seen manufacturers advertising XXL (and
larger), but for divers less than 6 ft tall... Although I might have liked a
custom wetsuit, I'm not willing to pay the extra money for it when an off
the rack one fits me well enough... For me, there is also the issue of
finding a wetsuit that I'm not allergic to either the glue, neoprene, or
lining...

"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> entertained us with:
:Don't know about the internet part of it... I've always bought my wetsuits
:from local stores (or at least they were local to where I was at that time
:[e.g. while on a diving vacation])... I would think that the reason that
:more people are able to get off the rack fits for wetsuits is that the
:manufacturers are providing a greater assortment of sizes these days... It
:used to be that if one needed a really large wetsuit, one was assumed to be
:rather tall also... These days, I've seen manufacturers advertising XXL (and
:larger), but for divers less than 6 ft tall...

Definetly PADI's fault. They are the ones who let fat people dive.

Dan Bracuk
As Big Ben said to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, I've got the time if you've got the inclinaion.
The Best of Rec.Scuba
http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/


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Robert "Doc" Adelman wrote:

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> I am enthralled with my new suit from www.wetwair.com

Can I have the "orange horror" for my museum?

mike gray wrote:
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> Robert "Doc" Adelman wrote:
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> > I am enthralled with my new suit from
http://www.wetwear.com
> Can I have the "orange horror" for my museum?

G.F.Y.

I only wear that 3/5 rubber suit from when it's truly cold (below 78
degrees). I have a polar fleece for 78-88. Above 88, I use and will
continue to accent my shape and skin tone in what you deign to call the
"orange horror". Once again, G.F.Y.

I will have you know that the suit that you covet (supposedly for your
museum but more likely to stuff with leaves for a Halloween lawn
decoration) was traded from those unsuspecting Rooskies in Baikonur for
a mere bundle of cable ties. They doubled down on me when I tossed in a
10 pack of rubber electrical tape... and I got TWO of these stylish
suits.

What ESG lusts for is seen (the h.d. version) at
htt://www.collectemtoday.com/cosmonaut_suvival_suit.html

They never even guessed about their submarine.

--
Doc _(:)0

"I'm hiding in Honduras, I'm a desperate man,
Send Lawyers, Guns & Money...The sh*t has hit the fan"
-Warren Zevon

Maybe I'll get it right this time....

http://www.collectemtoday.com/cosmon...ival_suit.html

doubtful,

Doc.