Hood question

[Diver Kat]

Yeah, I did the nail with the pliers over the stove trick as well .... worked very nicely!

[pyre24]

I heard the same for boots. That they put holes near the toes under the boot to help drain water. never tried it though.

[rox@ucf11]

Originally Posted by Barberman

I used a nail held by pliers as mentioned above. I heated the nail over the stove for a few seconds, it worked perfectly.

id rather have my boots keep the water now if they had air in them that would be a different story

[No Misses]

Originally Posted by rox@ucf11

id rather have my boots keep the water now if they had air in them that would be a different story

Maybe they are trying to drain the yellow water.

Have you ever heard the expresssion "That boy is so dumb, he couldn't pour pee out of a boot. Even if it had instructions on the heel and a spout on the toe!"

[MSilvia]

Originally Posted by rox@ucf11

I have thought about using a sodering iron before because it might help it not fray

That's a great plan... even better than all of the suggestions for how to make due without one.

[warscout2]

Originally Posted by No Misses

Have you ever heard the expresssion "That boy is so dumb, he couldn't pour pee out of a boot. Even if it had instructions on the heel and a spout on the toe!"

no i really ca not say i have ever herd that

[dannybot]

I got a hood last year to go for a winter trip to Roatan. I was unaware of the "Marvin the Martian" effect until I felt the pulling during my first dive with the hood. I used some scissors to cut a series of slits along the midline from the top of the hood to the neck 3 or four total. I have 22 dives in the hood which is now about a year old, and haven't noticed any ravelling of the material. If I hav been at home when I vented the hood, I probably would have used the hot tool technique, but I don't think it really makes that much of a difference.