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Thread: Cheap... eBay drysuit undergarments - Page 12 - ScubaBoard

Started 2 years, 1 month ago by Link
Any updates a few months on? I'm considering getting one of these and would like to know how they are holding up? In particular I'm interested in hearing if anyone has had a flood with one of these on and how much warmth, if any, they retained when wet. Cheers,
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ClayJar replied 2 years, 1 month ago
The two-layer one I dive had a waist seam start to separate at my back (where a belt would cross my spine if I were wearing normal clothes), but that was trivial. I haven't had a flood, but both of mine have been quite damp after some hot-and-cold dives (40°F at depth, >85°F in the shallows) and they weren't chilly on the second dive.

Matt S. replied 2 years, 1 month ago
What kind of suit, ClayJar? I need thermals good down to 45F or so, under a shell suit. The suit's on order--right now I use a thin Polartec jumper under a compressed neoprene suit. I doubt that the garment will be warm enough when the new suit gets here, so I have been looking at these...

ClayJar replied 2 years, 1 month ago
I dive a thin Bare Trilam ATR Light. Down below 45°F was like a nice cool spring day. Not quite all the way to "toasty", but close enough to be quite comfortable for as long as the dive lasts. (The two-layer and the 4-way antarctic are both nicely warm.)

mntdiver replied 2 years, 1 month ago
I search the entire thread and don't see who this supplier is. The e-bay link is dead. Can anyone tell me who's importing this product? Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen any link to a website or any contact information. Thanks in advance.

cmufieldhockey8 replied 2 years, 1 month ago
I went to ebay and searched Antarctica undergarment.

timle replied 2 years, 1 month ago
Its this guy - eBay Seller: rondel101bjrr: Scuba, Snorkeling, Sporting Goods items on eBay.com I just ordered one late last week for my wife. It should be here tomorrow.

hudson replied 2 years ago
I just got myself a quilted 3-layer and single layer fleece (and returned the single layer) - observations (before diving) 1-Quilted 3-layer does feel warmer than the single layer but not significantly so. Still it's a little tidier and looks better 2-They run a little big, I had to go one size lower. The single layer fleece is especially loose and stretchy, even with one size lower I had ...

bythesea replied 2 years ago
I have the single layer fleece. It's not very sexy,,,actually it makes me look like the 5th TeleTubby,,,but it's warm. I did 105 minutes in 41F last weekend. I had on base layer polyester themals as well(thin) and a DUI trilam. I find it warmer than my quilted DUI suit but I don't know the weight of that as it's used. The giant pockets are getting chopped out and sewn shut this winter. It takes ...

Matt S. replied 2 years ago
Man, I know I need one of these since I just switched to a shell suit, but I cannot figure out which one to get!

hudson replied 2 years ago
The nice thing about the single layer is it's totally unrestrictive. I just didn't want to risk being cold at 42F and went for the 3-layer, even though it's really really warm. If the water was more like 45-50F I'd have gone for the single layer for sure. Definitely go one size smaller, especially if you aren't packing much around the middle. But again I think under a trilam the 3-layer ...

 

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Matt S.
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Published (2009-08-21 13:18:00)
I'm not familiar enough with the big name stuff to make a good comparison. I could take a picture but I don't think it would give you a very good idea. If you are on the bubble, you may as well just try it. Verify the return policy with the seller, but I think he is good about it and you'd just be out shipping costs.
skdvr
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Published (2009-08-13 07:14:00)
I too think that your best bet is to have it altered by someone near you that can take your measurements and do it... Just make sure that it is loose enough so that you have full movement to include your arms up over your head and back behind you, and being able to squat down without seams being too tight... If you have Ron do it he is just going to have you go and get measured by a tailor anyway and then he will give those measurements to a...
hudson
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Published (2009-02-04 00:41:00)
Matt, neither.. God, he has so many different kinds now 2 LAYER OF 250G/SQM POLARTEC DRYSUIT UNDERGARMENT SMALL - eBay (item 110344439852 end time Feb-28-09 08:54:51 PST) My quilted 3-layer small fit like a glove, so I got the small Polartec. I can't close the zipper all the way or it gets uncomfortably tight, but legs and arms are perfect, and with the little room I have in my CF200 Medium, I'd rather have that rather than excess...
The Mighty Thor
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Published (2009-08-25 23:32:00)
So, after several e-mails back and forth to Rondel, I finally bought a 250g Polartech Fleece. I'll let you know how it goes.
D_B
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Published (2009-02-03 22:56:00)
I'm not sure about those particular undies, but Ron made a custom quilted 3 layer for me and the price was , well, the same .. I do not know if that holds true for any others, or even that one , I think it was maybe cause I had to wait a bit for it Can't say enough good things about Ron and his service
fobturbo
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Published (2009-07-28 12:57:00)
Have you tried emailing rondel? He's very responsive.
segundo3000gt
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Published (2009-09-13 20:13:00)
Got my dives in this weekend in Lake Superior. It only ended up being 50 degrees this year, unlike 40 degrees last year. I was definitely pretty cozy in the double layer polartec. Seemed to work out well.
ClayJar
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Quote: Originally Posted by cinder4320 Has anyone who dives with the 4way Antartica suit also dove with a Weezle extreme or extreme plus? I was wondering how they compared in bulkiness and ability to compress. I have the Antartica and have only dove it once so far. I have the Ant, and I now have a Weezle Extreme Plus about to go on order (already committed). I can let you know once I've had a chance to dive the WEP in a nice, chilly...
timle
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Its this guy - eBay Seller: rondel101bjrr: Scuba, Snorkeling, Sporting Goods items on eBay.com I just ordered one late last week for my wife. It should be here tomorrow.
zinmaker
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Published (2009-02-04 15:37:00)
Yes hudson, that is what I purchased, and the large fits like a glove. So theoreticaly if I don the extra 250g and ready to dive under the ice, if it only snowed near here..

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