| Maintaining body temperature is one of the biggest | | | | 2. Neoprene drysuits - offer the thermal protection in |
| problems for the divers. Dry suits give the divers | | | | the colder water, keep the buoyancy. Neoprene is |
| protection from the water to his skin. Dry suits are | | | | thermal insulating material, made of heavy-duty fabric |
| used to prevent the water entering, maintaining the | | | | and that fabric is coated with rubber or Polyvinyl |
| water pressure and to maintain the temperature. Dry | | | | chloride better known as venyl. The neoprene dry |
| suits are mainly used where the temperature of the | | | | suits are considered better in comparison to |
| water is between -20c to 150c. | | | | membrane dry suits. Neoprene has some better |
| Exploring the world under the sea is always | | | | properties, which make this more useful, |
| fascinating. But to move freely underwater is not so | | | | chemical-resistant, more stretchable buoyant and |
| easy as to move on the land. To be alive under | | | | waterproof. Neoprene drysuits give greater thermal |
| water one has to carry a tank full of oxygen as | | | | protection even if there is a leak. Neoprene drysuits |
| breathing is not possible under water for human | | | | are mostly used for water surface sports and in the |
| being. Beside that the tremendous pressure and | | | | cold water. |
| different temperature of the water in deeper are | | | | |
| much more different from the land. | | | | 3. Hybrid drysuits - are made by the combination of |
| | | | the membrane material and neoprene material. In |
| For Scuba (Self Contained Underwater Breathing | | | | hybrid dry suits, the upper part of the suits is made |
| Apparatus) diving the divers, boaters, sailors, | | | | of membrane material and the lower part starting |
| swimmers, Water Adventurers, surface-water sports | | | | from the waist is made of Neoprene materials. So |
| persons often use these things besides the full tank | | | | that the tight fitting lower part of the dry suits gives |
| of oxygen: | | | | the comfort to the wearers to kick the water to |
| | | | move a distance when they are swimming. And the |
| 1. MASK | | | | loose upper part of the dry suits lets the wearer to |
| 2. FINS | | | | free movement of their arms. Hybrid drysuits are |
| 3. SNORKLE | | | | mostly used for water surface sports and in the cold |
| 4. DRY SUIT and so many things. | | | | water and where the divers are going deeper. |
| | | | |
| Maintaining body temperature is one of the biggest | | | | Modern drysuits are having a waterproof zippers & |
| problems for the divers. Drysuit is a kind of apparel, | | | | hydro gloves. The zippers are mostly located across |
| which gives the wearer protection from the water to | | | | the shoulder lines or in the front of the torso, to |
| his skin. Drysuits are used to prevent the water | | | | wear the dry suits easily. Drysuits may have the |
| entering. Drysuits are used where the temperature | | | | hydrogloves, permanently attached to the drysuits or |
| of the water is between -2 deg C to 15 deg C. | | | | with attachment rings. Modern drysuits have the air |
| | | | inflation valve, which empowers the diver to control |
| There are three types of dry suits: | | | | the buoyancy of the suit by injecting air from the |
| | | | diving regulator to get rid of squeeze under deep |
| 1. Membrane dry suits | | | | water. A drysuit is worn over an insulating undersuit. |
| 2. Neoprene dry suits | | | | |
| 3. Hybrid dry suits | | | | A modern drysuit has an air ventilation valve, which |
| | | | allows the diver to release the higher-pressure air |
| 1. Membrane drysuits - are mainly built of thin | | | | from the suit when they are coming out of the |
| materials of vulcanized rubber or a compound of | | | | water. Ventilator valves may be automatic or manual. |
| nylon and butyl rubber. These types of dry suits do | | | | It is used as the pressure relief valves. Most of the |
| not give any real thermal protection in colder water. | | | | automatic ventilators are located at the shoulder of |
| And these dry suits do not stretch, and needed to | | | | the dry suits and the manual ventilators are located |
| be oversized to the joints to give the wearer | | | | at the wrist. |
| flexibility at the time of movements. Sailors and | | | | A modern version of the two-piece drysuit is |
| boaters who are likely to be out of water prefer | | | | manufactured at Customworks at Idaho. These |
| these membrane drysuits. Membrane dry suits are | | | | two-piece drysuits give all sorts of comfort to the |
| easy to wear and put off. Membrane drysuits are | | | | divers, boaters, swimmers, sailors, cave divers and |
| mostly used in the spring. | | | | the water adventurers. They are making the drysuits |
| | | | considering the needs of its users. |