Wetsuit for an invalid ?

In article <ZtmdnWVUBZ7rwBDanZ2dnUVZ_qmlnZ2d@whidbeytel.com >,
pugetsounddiver@gmail.com says...
> "self" <me@mine123.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.21f717353c149c959896c5@News.Individual.NE T...
> > An elderly friend, who has no interest in scuba or snorkeling, seeks
> > advice.
> >
> > For exercise he leaves his house and walks outside to and from his
> > heated pool.
> >
> > For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> > wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be
> > easy for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in
> > the front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
> >
> > He would don the jacket in his house, swim with it on, and remove it
> > only when he had reentered the warmth of his house.
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
>
> Sounds like a custom suit.
>
> In order for wet suits to work there has to be just a tiny bit of water
> allowed in, none or as little as possible, let out.
>
> How warm is his heated pool?
>
>
>
The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
--
Pat

In article <ZtmdnWVUBZ7rwBDanZ2dnUVZ_qmlnZ2d@whidbeytel.com >,
pugetsounddiver@gmail.com says...
> "self" <me@mine123.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.21f717353c149c959896c5@News.Individual.NE T...
> > An elderly friend, who has no interest in scuba or snorkeling, seeks
> > advice.
> >
> > For exercise he leaves his house and walks outside to and from his
> > heated pool.
> >
> > For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> > wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be
> > easy for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in
> > the front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
> >
> > He would don the jacket in his house, swim with it on, and remove it
> > only when he had reentered the warmth of his house.
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
>
> Sounds like a custom suit.
>
> In order for wet suits to work there has to be just a tiny bit of water
> allowed in, none or as little as possible, let out.
>
> How warm is his heated pool?
>
>
>
The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
--
Pat

In article <ZtmdnWVUBZ7rwBDanZ2dnUVZ_qmlnZ2d@whidbeytel.com >,
pugetsounddiver@gmail.com says...
> "self" <me@mine123.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.21f717353c149c959896c5@News.Individual.NE T...
> > An elderly friend, who has no interest in scuba or snorkeling, seeks
> > advice.
> >
> > For exercise he leaves his house and walks outside to and from his
> > heated pool.
> >
> > For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> > wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be
> > easy for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in
> > the front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
> >
> > He would don the jacket in his house, swim with it on, and remove it
> > only when he had reentered the warmth of his house.
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
>
> Sounds like a custom suit.
>
> In order for wet suits to work there has to be just a tiny bit of water
> allowed in, none or as little as possible, let out.
>
> How warm is his heated pool?
>
>
>
The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
--
Pat

In article <pan.2008.01.16.01.53.17.313000@grumman581-usenet-2008-
spambob-net>, grumman581-usenet-2008@spambob.net says...
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:17:46 -0500, self wrote:
>
> > For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> > wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be easy
> > for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in the
> > front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
>
> He's probably looking for a custom one since very few wetsuit
> manufacturers make them with zippers on the arms anymore... Other than
> that, a Farmer John style top will work or even the old beaver-tail tops
> if he doesn't want any sort of leg associated with it... The thicker
> wetsuits are more likely to need the zippers on the arms though... How
> cold is the water that he's going to be in?
>
>
The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
--
Pat

In article <pan.2008.01.16.01.53.17.313000@grumman581-usenet-2008-
spambob-net>, grumman581-usenet-2008@spambob.net says...
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:17:46 -0500, self wrote:
>
> > For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> > wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be easy
> > for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in the
> > front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
>
> He's probably looking for a custom one since very few wetsuit
> manufacturers make them with zippers on the arms anymore... Other than
> that, a Farmer John style top will work or even the old beaver-tail tops
> if he doesn't want any sort of leg associated with it... The thicker
> wetsuits are more likely to need the zippers on the arms though... How
> cold is the water that he's going to be in?
>
>
The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
--
Pat

In article <pan.2008.01.16.01.53.17.313000@grumman581-usenet-2008-
spambob-net>, grumman581-usenet-2008@spambob.net says...
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:17:46 -0500, self wrote:
>
> > For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> > wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be easy
> > for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in the
> > front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
>
> He's probably looking for a custom one since very few wetsuit
> manufacturers make them with zippers on the arms anymore... Other than
> that, a Farmer John style top will work or even the old beaver-tail tops
> if he doesn't want any sort of leg associated with it... The thicker
> wetsuits are more likely to need the zippers on the arms though... How
> cold is the water that he's going to be in?
>
>
The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
--
Pat

In article <pan.2008.01.16.01.53.17.313000@grumman581-usenet-2008-
spambob-net>, grumman581-usenet-2008@spambob.net says...
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:17:46 -0500, self wrote:
>
> > For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> > wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be easy
> > for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in the
> > front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
>
> He's probably looking for a custom one since very few wetsuit
> manufacturers make them with zippers on the arms anymore... Other than
> that, a Farmer John style top will work or even the old beaver-tail tops
> if he doesn't want any sort of leg associated with it... The thicker
> wetsuits are more likely to need the zippers on the arms though... How
> cold is the water that he's going to be in?
>
>
The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
--
Pat

On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:20 -0500, self wrote:

> The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit

It's unlikely that he is going to need much (if any) of a wetsuit at that
warm of a temperature... It will be difficult to find a thin wetsuit that
also has zippers on the arms, so he will need to go for a custom one or
perhaps just get someone to add zippers to one off the rack... Depending
upon how mobility limited the individual is, one of the thin hyper stretch
wetsuits might work for him without the addition of the zippers...

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On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:20 -0500, self wrote:

> The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit

It's unlikely that he is going to need much (if any) of a wetsuit at that
warm of a temperature... It will be difficult to find a thin wetsuit that
also has zippers on the arms, so he will need to go for a custom one or
perhaps just get someone to add zippers to one off the rack... Depending
upon how mobility limited the individual is, one of the thin hyper stretch
wetsuits might work for him without the addition of the zippers...

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On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:20 -0500, self wrote:

> The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit

It's unlikely that he is going to need much (if any) of a wetsuit at that
warm of a temperature... It will be difficult to find a thin wetsuit that
also has zippers on the arms, so he will need to go for a custom one or
perhaps just get someone to add zippers to one off the rack... Depending
upon how mobility limited the individual is, one of the thin hyper stretch
wetsuits might work for him without the addition of the zippers...

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