The Spring Wetsuit is not that popular anymore.You don't see to many spring wetsuits around these days.The only place you may find a spring wetsuit is in the tropics if you are hiring equipment. They are not designed for great insulation, which is the main reason why they are mostly worn in warm water, generally above 27 degrees C or 80 degrees F. The spring wetsuit is not that good as a physical barrier to stop scratches or bumps on coral and rocks either. What is a Spring Wetsuit?
A spring wetsuit or shorty wetsuit is a one piece wetsuit, but where it differs the most is that it traditionally has short arms and short legs.The legs come down half way to your knee and the arms only half way along your bicep, sometimes to the elbow. There are some variations of the spring wetsuit. You may come across a shorty with long legs, to the ankle and short arms or a shorty wetsuit with long arms and short legs. Either way I call them all spring wetsuits or shorty wetsuits. Do I get into them from the back? You guessed right, you get into them through the zipper at the back, which you do up the same way as the steamer, which is with the cord attached to the zipper, pretty easy and hassle free for those, me included, who are not as flexible as we use to be. The spring wetsuit was designed to provide thermal protection to your body keeping it real nice and warm, whilst giving you full movement of your arms and legs. Using a shorty made you feel as though you did not have a wetsuit on at all, your movements were free, but it was quite useless in cooler waters. You can wear a spring wetsuit under a full length wetsuit for extra thermal protection, which can be very useful. I must admit I have not seen a spring wetsuit for sale in a dive store for some time now, there are plenty in the local surf shops because they are ideal for surfing, but the spring wetsuit is not so ideal for scuba diving anymore. The spring wetsuit is not a wetsuit that I would ever consider buying for scuba diving, I have one which I use when I go for a surf, but not for diving. If you would like more information on scuba wetsuits, have a look here. Have you every struggled into a wetsuit and thought this is all too hard? Well have a look here for some good tips on how to get into your wetsuit and out again. Also some important tips on choosing the best wetsuit for you. Oh and make sure you know the best way to look after your wetsuit. |
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