Dry Suit Diving, Fourth Edition is a major revision of the most popular and comprehensive book on dry suit diving. This book is especially geared toward the person who is considering the purchase of a dry suit and wants to know what dry suit diving is all about. It is a much more extensive book than most other dry suit texts.
Dry Suit Diving, Fourth Edition includes the following chapters:
- Brief History of Diver Thermal Protection
- Why Thermal Protection is Important
- Selecting Your Dry Suit
- Dry Suit Valves
- Dry Suit Underwear
- Selecting Dry Suit Accessories
- Dressing into Your Dry Suit
- Dry Suit Skills
- Dry Suit Emergencies
- How to Remove Your Dry Suit
- Dry Suit Maintenance
- When Staying Dry is Essential
This new edition has been extensively edited and includes updated information on new suit materials, underwear, and issues that affect technical divers who use dry suits. Over 95 new photographs cover equipment, accessories, and techniques.
Dry Suit Diving, 4th Edition: A Guide to Diving Dry by Steve Barsky, Dick Long, and Bob Stinton 152 pages, softbound ISBN: 0-9674305-6-9 Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 2006926288 Suggested Retail Price: $21.95
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I never considered diving in a dry suit to be hazardous. As a Public Safety Diver I am mandated, for safety reasons, to dive dry. I began using a dry suit four years ago with no "OFFICIAL" training, I simply relied on trial and error. I was not the only one relying on this training method. Matter of fact many divers, whether recreational or public safety, purchase a suit and are only given a demonstration during one or two pool sessions by the seller. Sometimes inadequate research is done before purchasing a dry suit.This may simply be because the diver is unfamiliar with certain dry suit diving essentials.
Recently I completed a dry suit diving course. I also obtained a copy of "Dry Suit Diving" by Barsky, Long, & Stinton.
The information contained in this book far exceeds what I learned in the dry suit diver class. "Dry Suit Diving" not only teaches you the essentials of dry suit diving, but also teaches the history and advancements of the dry suit. "Dry Suit Diving" even goes as far as teaching you proper maintenance and how to make simple repairs. Repairs that may cost you hundreds of dollars at a dive shop, not to mention you may not have the suit for weeks.
As a Public Safety Diver I have gained a plethora of knowledge reading - "Dry Suit Diving." I will even go as far as saying I have picked up on some life saving techniques!
Review by Ron Wenzel - Lincoln Park Police Department Rescue & Recovery Team
