And there I was thinking I might have to admit it was an age thing, until I found out that the copious amounts of green tea that I was drinking is actually a powerful diuretic!.
Now this is not a problem in a wetsuit, but in a semi dry or dry it does become a problem.
So I did some research and came up with a couple of solutions, or rather not solutions.
The first is called the HeWee. Now I cannot begin to describe this to you so have attached a picture(best viewed after the watershed), while I have no doubts it works, I just am concerned what my buddies might say as I stripped off after a dive, and I just get this feeling that members of the public could call the Old Bill to say there was a half naked man walking around in fetish gear.
The second suggestion from a UK company was an item they supply to a lot of glider pilots, seems they stay up in the air a long time, they are called plastic pants!! Again while I am sure they may work, the above applies, but also, depending on how cold the water is, you get my drift, there could be a spillage problem.!
So I still have a problem and would welcome suggestions, apart from the obvious of stop drinking green tea. There will be a prize for the best suggestion, 3 pairs of unused, unwanted plastic pants!!
Which leads me on to a review of the Aqua Lung Iceland semi dry suit. I have been diving for some 20 odd years, no lets forget the odd, although some of my buddies may think otherwise.
This suit is, without a doubt the best suit I have owned, both for comfort, ease of getting into and out of, and in terms of performance.
It is 7.5 ml thick and has a very soft lining, there are seals at wrist and ankles and a face seal on the attached hood. Here is an unusual future, until you get used to it, a one way valve in the top of the hood, very useful as it automatically lets out excess gas or air from the suit!
One small problem I found with the face seal is that with conventional regulators, there is a tendency for the exhaust air to lift the face seal and let air and water in, however with the latest generation of Poseidon regulators this does not occur, they will shortly be subject of a review.
The zip at the rear, unusually, is a proper brass dry zip, making the suit almost dry.
I have used the suit in water down to 17C with complete comfort.
It does have another unusual feature which I am I not sure I understand, pre bent arms and legs!, now I have, I believe, progressed beyond the Neanderthal stage, and don’t walk about with my arms and legs bent backwards.
The price is around 500 Euros in Spain, which I think represents good value for a suit of this quality
Medical Mick
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