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• How to Choose the Perfect Wetsuit for Your Child

  by QingTian Li 12 hours ago
  Choosing the right wetsuit for your child ensures warmth, safety, and fun in the water. Focus on two key factors: thickness and size. Thickness Matters Wetsuit thickness determines insulation. For water temperatures above 18°C (64°F), a 2mm suit is ideal for active swimming or surfing...

• How to Choose a Triathlon Wetsuit: 4 Key Factors

  by QingTian Li Mon at 12:20 AM
  Selecting the right triathlon wetsuit is critical for performance and comfort. Unlike recreational diving suits, triathlon wetsuits prioritize flexibility, buoyancy, and hydrodynamics. Here’s how to choose one like a pro: Thickness and Buoyancy Look for suits with thicker panels (up to ...

• How Wetsuits Are Made

  by QingTian Li Aug 18
  Wetsuits are engineered to trap body heat and protect against cold water, and their production blends science and craftsmanship. The process starts with neoprene, the core material—a synthetic rubber foam infused with nitrogen gas bubbles, which insulates by reducing heat transfer. First, neo...

• Wetsuit vs. Drysuit: Which One Should You Choose?

  by QingTian Li Aug 11
  When gearing up for water activities, knowing the difference between wetsuits and drysuits can make or break your experience. Both serve to protect against cold, but their designs and functions vary drastically. Wetsuits are the go-to for mild to moderately cold water (10–25°C). Craf...

• Things to Consider When Buying an Adult Life Jacket

  by QingTian Li Aug 11
  Safety is the primary concern when purchasing a life jacket, but other factors should also be considered. Keeping these parameters in mind will ensure a happy and safe summer on the water. How will you use it? Different life jackets are designed with specific activities in mind. Regardless of the ...

• A Guide to Diving Boots

  by QingTian Li Jul 24
  Diving boots are a cross between neoprene socks and shoes, as they have soft neoprene upper halves with a zipper on their side and hard-bottomed soles. This seemingly insignificant item of scuba diving equipment should not be taken for granted, as it often can mean the difference between a comf...

• What Does A Wetsuit Do?

  by QingTian Li Jul 24
  As the name implies, a wetsuit allows water to come into contact with a diver's/snorkeler's skin. Most wetsuits are made of neoprene, a sponge-like material that contains countless air bubbles. These bubbles trap the diver's/snorkeler's body heat, which warms the water between the wetsuit and t...

• Chest Zip vs Back Zip Wetsuit: Which is Right for Me?

  by QingTian Li Jul 24
  Back-zip wetsuits are convenient and easy to put on, while chest zippers are warmer and more flexible. Below, we’ll take a closer look at chest-zip and back-zip wetsuits to help you decide which style is best for your adventure! Advantages of a chest-zip wetsuit: Better watertight seal:...

• What Do Triathlon Wetsuits Do?

  by QingTian Li Jul 24
  There are three main functions of a triathlon wetsuit: warmth, buoyancy, and streamlining. Warmth A triathlon wetsuit is thick enough to keep the swimmer warm, but thin enough to allow for mobility. The wetsuit forms a thin film of water next to the skin, insulating it from the colder water o...

• Scuba Wetsuits: One-piece or Two-piece?

  by QingTian Li Jul 24
  A wetsuit is an essential part of your scuba diving gear. The choice of wetsuit is crucial to your scuba diving experience. Generally, there are two main types of wetsuits to choose from: one-piece and two-piece. Many people swear by one or the other, making it difficult to determine which wets...

• Why Choose Neoprene Fabric?

  by QingTian Li Jul 23
  Neoprene fabric is made through a complex chemical process called free radical emulsion polymerization. This process basically converts regular chloroprene into synthetic chloroprene. Essentially, this means that this fabric is made by converting a liquid into a solid. There are several reasons to ...

• How to Get the Most Out of Your Drysuit

  by QingTian Li Jul 23
  As cold-water diving destinations grow in popularity, so too do opportunities for drysuit diving around the world. Drysuits are used for a variety of dives, including but not limited to ice diving, deep diving, polar diving, and cave diving. While drysuits are not difficult to use, they are not...