undergarments

[Barberman]

Originally Posted by Scotttyd

Are you referring to something like an underarmour shirt or this? POLYPROLENE DRY SUIT UNDERGARMENT SIZE 3XL - eBay (item 140252567326 end time Aug-01-08 02:37:00 PDT)

What kind of insulation does the garment listed here provide on its own?

How does this Tilos Dry Suit Underwear
compare?

Emailed Ron related to the Polyprolene link you posted asking him what type of thermal protection it offered. Below is his response.

Hi, i have no rating on this material . The only thing I been able to determine is it has a high body heat retention and this material is used by the military for artic underwear- proably in a thicker thickness . Over this season have sold a few with out feedback on being cold

Just thought I would pass this along.

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by Barberman

Emailed Ron related to the Polyprolene link you posted asking him what type of thermal protection it offered. Below is his response.

Hi, i have no rating on this material . The only thing I been able to determine is it has a high body heat retention and this material is used by the military for artic underwear- proably in a thicker thickness . Over this season have sold a few with out feedback on being cold

Just thought I would pass this along.

I don't know anything about the eBay undergarment linked above, but I was not overly impressed by the Tilos undergarments linked there. Perhaps they'd be ok in warmer waters, but here in SoCal (normal non-summer temps are 50-55F) they are way too thin to wear alone. Perhaps in the warmest of summer months, staying shallow, but other than that, no way are they warm enough.

[Chewie07]

I purchased the fourth element xerotherm arctics and find them to be quite thin and very warm (I returned the polartec 300 from DUI). I purchased a pair of under armour shorts and t-shirt as undergarment undies for warmer temps and patagonia capilene 3 for the cold water dives.

[Divingguy]

Here was my configuration last season: Pinnacle evo 2 w/ the molded boots, and Pinnacle temperate undergarment. As the temps continued to decrease to 42 at the surface, I just added more layers of poly-pro underneath. I found the dry-hood too confining when teaching, and wound up using a 5 mil hood all winter. On my feet I used 2 pairs of liner socks, and then the thick wool-type socks. I could feel that the water was cold, but was never actually cold, except for my face.
Hope this helps.

[kagey747]

I've got a Whites Glacier Series MK2, nylon outer sleeves and lower legs for an easier squirm into the drysuit. Works great for upper 40's, unless I'm taking pictures. When I'm getting cold, I layer normal two-piece fleece under the Whites... the one piece Whites keeps the layers under it from crawling up my back during the donning. Heavy wool socks work for my feet.