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Old 27th Oct 2003, 03:11
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Immersion suit neck fitting

I'm posting this here because I am guessing the Rotorheads are most likely to have most experience with immersion suits.

I have a Multifabs ex-North Sea goretex immersion suit which seems to fit me fine elsewhere, except the neck is extremely uncomfortable when done up and chafes. I have read a US Coastguard stern warning to its crews to make sure that the neck is always done up very tightly, or else water can get in, thus reducing the effectiveness of the suit. I am therefore guessing this is not an uncommon problem.

Do any Rotorheads have any advice on this? How can I get it to be comfortable and be waterproof at the same time, or are the two mutually exclusive?

Thanks in advance,

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