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I finally took advice from an old diver in Louisiana
About 5 years ago I was working a bridge job near Lake Charles, 60 feet down with zero viz. My Kirby Morgan kept flooding through the neck seal and I was getting frustrated. An old timer named Earl came over during a break and told me to flip my drysuit neck seal inside out before putting it on under the hat. He said I was pinching it wrong. I tried it the next dive and it worked perfect, no more leaks. Anyone else have a random tip from a guy on site that fixed a common problem for you?
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charles7202d agoMost Upvoted
Ngl that's the thing with tips like that, they're almost never in the manual because old guys just know from doing it wrong for years. It's crazy how one tiny change in how you put something on can be the difference between a miserable dive and a smooth one. Honestly that applies to a lot of stuff outside diving too, like how turning a ziploc bag inside out makes it way easier to close, small tricks that just work better once you see them.
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henryt182d ago
@miasanchez just feels like you're making it sound way more dramatic than it really is.
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miasanchez2d ago
Hate when gear fights you like that, especially at depth with zero vis. Earl sounds like the kind of guy who's forgotten more about diving than most of us will ever know. Props to you for actually listening and trying something different instead of just cussing at it. Those small tricks from old salts are worth their weight in gold down there.
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