My little tale for the evening before I log off and go to bed...
Word to the wise, don't drink some wine, say, "Hey, I have that drysuit course on Tuesday so I should see if I can get this thing on and off so that I don't look silly" and then have no back up in the house to help you when you get stuck.
Needless to say my cat and dog were thoroughly amused watching their mother hop around with a drysuit stuck on her head and then her hips (why or why were our hips made larger than our waists, especially when we begin to sweat) and nearly falling over a couple of times.
The good news is that I now know that I CAN get in and out of the thing so long as grace and dignity are not required. Bad news - getting in and out of the thing!
On second thought, maybe I will have to drink before my class on Tuesday just to save my painful embarassment...
Three things that don't go together
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 12:48 AM
OMG I snorted!
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 01:13 AM
Hint,
It gets easier the more times you try it. I always laugh at the "self-donning" diagonal zipper on my Andy's (or the DUI's that I have tried out for that matter). It may be self donning, but it is a PITA to get out of for a very average sized, unremarkable male like me.
Keep practicing and you will be getting in and out of that drysuit far more easily than you ever did a wetsuit
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It gets easier the more times you try it. I always laugh at the "self-donning" diagonal zipper on my Andy's (or the DUI's that I have tried out for that matter). It may be self donning, but it is a PITA to get out of for a very average sized, unremarkable male like me.
Keep practicing and you will be getting in and out of that drysuit far more easily than you ever did a wetsuit
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 04:13 AM
Quite a visual GF... too funny! Very cool that your taking the course though, good luck darlin'!
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 05:52 AM
I love this sport! Beautiful women you hardly know will come over to you and say "Would you help me get out of this" or "unzip me please", sometimes they don't say anything, they just present thier zipper and you know what they want which hardly ever happens with a woman 
Last week I was sitting on the bench pulling my wetsuit down when a woman grabbed it by the legs and yanked it off me, where was she when I got my head stuck in a hooded vest at home alone one time!
Last week I was sitting on the bench pulling my wetsuit down when a woman grabbed it by the legs and yanked it off me, where was she when I got my head stuck in a hooded vest at home alone one time!
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 08:10 AM
LMAO but with empathy!
I once got back to my house in my wetsuit and found that the zipper was stuck. I tried and tried to get the zipper down, but I couldn't. My housemate wasn't home. I ended up walking back down to the fire department. As I walked in the door, I said "You guys have been waiting for a chance to rescue me, here it is." They and the paramedics are the first responders to the dive park when there is an accident. They managed to get me unzipped although it was difficult for them, too, due to their belly laughing.
I once got back to my house in my wetsuit and found that the zipper was stuck. I tried and tried to get the zipper down, but I couldn't. My housemate wasn't home. I ended up walking back down to the fire department. As I walked in the door, I said "You guys have been waiting for a chance to rescue me, here it is." They and the paramedics are the first responders to the dive park when there is an accident. They managed to get me unzipped although it was difficult for them, too, due to their belly laughing.
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 08:11 AM
Yeah - really!!
I advised it had to be snug to do its job, and a 7 mil will keep you warm in 60 degree water so one should expect overheating in the house. I wisely avoided the butt-look discussion. I don't understand women, but I know a few things.
BTW, a 10-20% solution of liquid dish soap works a lot better on the seals than talc powder. Just don't drip it on the deck.
My new dive buddy called me to tell me that her custom made wet suit arrived, it was snug, hot, and her daughter said it looked funny on the butt.I love this sport! Beautiful women you hardly know will come over to you and say "Would you help me get out of this" or "unzip me please", sometimes they don't say anything, they just present thier zipper and you know what they want which hardly ever happens with a woman
Last week I was sitting on the bench pulling my wetsuit down when a woman grabbed it by the legs and yanked it off me, where was she when I got my head stuck in a hooded vest at home alone one time!
I advised it had to be snug to do its job, and a 7 mil will keep you warm in 60 degree water so one should expect overheating in the house. I wisely avoided the butt-look discussion. I don't understand women, but I know a few things.
BTW, a 10-20% solution of liquid dish soap works a lot better on the seals than talc powder. Just don't drip it on the deck.
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Yeah I know: I've been branded a non-group person - doesn't play well with others. I am so upset.
Let me know if you want to have some fun, without the drama - I'm good for that.
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 09:02 AM
I am okay with the drysuit. It is the thermals that make me contort like straight jacket escape artist.
Just be sure that nobody is around with a camera when you are taking it off!
Just be sure that nobody is around with a camera when you are taking it off!
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 09:13 AM
How about when I asked you to hook my bra for me?I love this sport! Beautiful women you hardly know will come over to you and say "Would you help me get out of this" or "unzip me please", sometimes they don't say anything, they just present thier zipper and you know what they want which hardly ever happens with a woman
Last week I was sitting on the bench pulling my wetsuit down when a woman grabbed it by the legs and yanked it off me, where was she when I got my head stuck in a hooded vest at home alone one time!
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 10:28 AM
Corn starch in a shaker, get some. Use it on the neck and wrist seals before donning. Dry/wet suit shampoo, get some. Smear a small amount on your wrists and just inside the neck seal to remove easily. (KY works too, if you can handle all the teasing from your buddies as to why you carry a couple of tubes of it in your gear bag). A buddy to help you out if you get stuck, get one (or more). No shortgage around here, I'll gladly make the two+ hour drive.My little tale for the evening before I log off and go to bed...
Word to the wise, don't drink some wine, say, "Hey, I have that drysuit course on Tuesday so I should see if I can get this thing on and off so that I don't look silly" and then have no back up in the house to help you when you get stuck.
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 10:31 AM
Had I known, you just may have gotten a call last night!A buddy to help you out if you get stuck, get one (or more). No shortgage around here, I'll gladly make the two+ hour drive.
Man, are there going to be some questions from the BF when I start purchasing KY...
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Posted 21 September 2005 - 11:08 AM
Considering the water temps up there you should go for the K-Y warming gel 
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Posted 06 December 2006 - 11:01 AM
OMG...I just snorted my morning beverage.... 
But great lessons learned!
And yes...last week I merely turned my back and the zipper found itself unzipped automagically! Getting someone to help zip it up was a bit more difficult...something about men liking to 'unzip' a woman rather than 'zip her up' kept echoing in the background!
But great lessons learned!
And yes...last week I merely turned my back and the zipper found itself unzipped automagically! Getting someone to help zip it up was a bit more difficult...something about men liking to 'unzip' a woman rather than 'zip her up' kept echoing in the background!
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Posted 06 December 2006 - 12:10 PM
Here is a plug for Zip seals. When you get your new suit with Zip seals, take the seals off the suit to trim them. You'll probably be trying them on and taking them off repeatedly until you get the first set trimmed properly. Subsequent sets will be trimmed to the same rings if you get it right, so it is easier then, but the first set may take awhile.
If you have never worn a drysuit before, put it on and take it off a couple times while the seals are off. That will be simple enough but you may find you need to lubricate the zipper with wax. When you are trying the suit with the seals on the first time, lubricate the seals. Several suggestions for lubricants are in this thread and they all work better than no lubricant.
One thing to be careful of: When you do put the Zip seals back on the suit, be really careful to make sure the seals are fully attached. It is pretty easy to leave a minor gap which will then flood the suit.
One other tip if you are having trouble getting a drysuit on or off: Check that the crotch strap is unfastened.
If you have never worn a drysuit before, put it on and take it off a couple times while the seals are off. That will be simple enough but you may find you need to lubricate the zipper with wax. When you are trying the suit with the seals on the first time, lubricate the seals. Several suggestions for lubricants are in this thread and they all work better than no lubricant.
One thing to be careful of: When you do put the Zip seals back on the suit, be really careful to make sure the seals are fully attached. It is pretty easy to leave a minor gap which will then flood the suit.
One other tip if you are having trouble getting a drysuit on or off: Check that the crotch strap is unfastened.
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Posted 06 December 2006 - 12:12 PM
why were our hips made larger than our waists, especially when we begin to sweat
I won't even go here... but WOW is my mind running!
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