bobanderson

Phew, thought this was me being a doofus but seems like everybody is at it. i stuck mine back together with sticky tape in true blue peter style and it works fine now.

twist as you jump in so you land on your arse with the camera entering the water in your splash/bubbles.

Handing down cameras is not an option in so many situations and raising it above your head is hard work.

These housings are more robust than we give them credit for sometimes.

HTH

Bob

Get a suit that fits properly.

Wear appropriate undergarments.

Wear a suitable hood.

Wear suitable gloves.

Use a Thermolution heated vest.

Use a CCR.

Use proper nutrition.

 

(I think that covers it!)

...swim about a bit?

I have used lots of different suits and undergarments for lots of different types of dives, and I see the heated vest for my current diving not as a crutch, but as a tool that allows me to be far more comfortable without adding more bulk.  I am already carrying around 75% of my body weight when I get in for an average dive, and more lead to sink thicker undies is not an appealing proposition.  Just my 2 cents from a woman's perspective.

 
 

I hear you and am not knocking heated vests. I just think people see them as a panacea for not getting the rest of their kit in order. The SoM is 6degC at the mo and I will happily do 70mins in the water, mostly taking photos. I wear a 2.5mm neoprene suit, exerotherm arctic, weazel extreme, 7mm lobster mits, CCR (which helps enormously...umm warm air, nice!) and more socks than a centipede.

I have never tried a heated vest so take my comments in that vein too.

Dive safe

Cheers

Bob

I might just throw a spanner in to the works..

I see too often people using a heated vest to solve a problem that has not been addressed properly. To be warm in the water is a combination of many factors and more of them should be explored before resorting to a vest.

it may have been said before but it is worth re-iterating. Spend some money on a suit and make sure it fits properly. MTM always wins out and there are some really good small manufacturers that will give the big names a real run for their money. Get the right suit for the diving you are doing: the bouyancy characteristics of 9mm neoprene will knock your bouyancy for six on the bottom when deep for eg.

Oops.. thats the call for dinner.. back in a mo..