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Topic: Free kids wetsuit & adult neoprene dry suit both OLD  (Read 1910 times)

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Dale L

  • Sea Lion
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  • Location: Livermore
  • Date Registered: Dec 2005
  • Posts: 4966
I hate throwing things away but the next stop for most of this stuff is probably the trash,

Maybe some one wants some of it, for a shipping cost of about $9/suit.

I got the dry suit in 1985 when I started diving, it was used then but amazingly it's still pretty solid, some one could use it as is as a yak suit, or hack it up into a pair of neoprene waders although it does have small leaks at stress points so it would be more for sitting in a yak, not actual wading.  if you're not falimair with this type of suit, it's basically a dry suit made of 1/4" neoprene so it can keep you warm even when (a little) wet inside.  Fits me at 5' 9' 180-190. probably good for an inch or two either way and it looks like it may have room for quite a bit more weight. I would NOT recommend it for diving anymore.

The kids suit is one I built for my son so he could follow me when I went ab diving, it is highly altered and started out as a womens XXS john, don't remember much about the jacket.  John Inseam 22", Jacket center of neck to end of sleeve about 25" slim build.  Mismatched and definetly not good looking but a kid can have a blast in the surf with it.

The hood, small booties, modified little fins, are all for the kids suit, the booties that are trashed fit my 9.5 to 10 foot and are still usable, the black much repaired gloves are adult male medium.

Like I said all free, just hate to toss it, in years gone by money was tight but we had fun with dad's home-made often-repaired stuff.

Want any or all?

dale


Northern Boy

  • Sea Lion
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  • my name is phil and i'm addicted to fishing
  • Date Registered: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 1220
yes please! pm sent


Dale L

  • Sea Lion
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  • Location: Livermore
  • Date Registered: Dec 2005
  • Posts: 4966
The dry suit goes to Northern Boy.


ex-kayaker

  • mara pescador
  • Sea Lion
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  • Location: San Jose
  • Date Registered: Dec 2004
  • Posts: 7083
PM'd you on the kids gear dale.
..........agarcia is just an ex-kayaker


Dan V

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  • Location: Esparto , Yolo County
  • Date Registered: Nov 2006
  • Posts: 406
 Really like the way you modified the heel straps on your fins , looks like I've got a project to do before I dive again .


Dale L

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  • Location: Livermore
  • Date Registered: Dec 2005
  • Posts: 4966
The fins started out as the smallest cheapest fins I could find (full pocket). Then I started trimming the blades until a little kid could kick/control them, I cut the edges off to make them more flexible, and shortened them, then I modified the pocket for booties for cold water.  The straps were made from scratch.  They worked amazingly well.

Cheap and maybe a little hokey but my kids never cared.


Dale L

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  • Location: Livermore
  • Date Registered: Dec 2005
  • Posts: 4966
Art has first shot at the kids stuff,  I leave the ad up for awhile til it's all gone or nobody wants the leftovers.