I made a series of similar dives, wearing first the C Bear Tricore and then another make of down-filled undersuit. For each dive I used the same drysuit
and wore just shorts and a T-shirt underneath. The dives were to 50m in 15C waters, with decompression stops of half an hour or more. My work rate was no more than average.
The difference was quite remarkable. With the down undersuit, the cold became a factor after just 20-25 minutes into every dive. The Tricore, however,
kept me totally comfortable throughout. In fact, I was very warm until 5 minutes before I was due to finish decompressing - on average, a 60 minute exposure.
MATT CROWTHER - Dive Magazine Gear Test - September 1999
|
|
Used in Norway in February 1999 on 85m dives in Seattle. Air temp -30C water temp -1C at surface and +2C at bottom. Run times
each day were around two hours. Now if that is not a performing undersuit I don't know what is!
STEVE COPELAND - Inspiration Diving Instructor [Tricore]
AP4 Fjord Test. In truth, I hadn't even thought about the undersuit while I was diving, which, is just about the biggest compliment that could be paid to
it.
RICHARD BULL - Director of Oceanaire Diving Services Ltd - March 1999
|
