Diving Suits

Diving suits are what divers normally wear whenunderwater.
diving and are generally categorized into two kinds:Wetsuits are inexpensive soft suits used for water
soft and hard diving suits. They are used to protecttemperatures between 10 to 25°C and are
the divers from different elements to which s/he isconstructed rather simply. Dry suits, on the other
exposed when diving. These elements may includehand, are thicker than wetsuits and may be used in
pressure, water, wind, even animals. Diving suits arewater temperatures as low as -2 to -15°C with
designed to fit specific dive sites and the conditions inseals at the wrists and neck to prevent water from
these sites.entering the suits. Typical dry suits have air-vent
Ambient Pressure Suitsvales that allow the diver to control the pressure
Ambient pressure suits are also referred to softwhile ascending from a dive. They may be made
diving suits and are further divided into four mainfrom neoprene or thinner materials, such as
types: wetsuits, dry suits, semi-dry suits, and divevulcanized rubber or laminated nylon layers. Semi-dry
skins. Ambient pressure suits are not limited to usesuits are used in water temperatures ranging from 10
by divers but are also used for thermal protection byto 20°C and are thicker wet suits with better
water sports enthusiasts. Soft diving suits protectseals at the neck, wrists, and ankles. They are made
divers from the cold, abrasive, and sharp objects asfrom neoprene and are cheaper than dry suits. Dive
well as dangerous underwater life but do not offerskins are the thinnest dive suits available on the
protections against water pressure. They are mademarket and may be used in water temperatures
of heavy-duty plastic coated fiber called neopreneabove 25°C. Dive skins are made from spandex,
and are subject to added buoyancy when usedoffer little thermal protection.