I returned from a tourist vac w/bride to Peru and the Galapagos last week. While the 35 other tourists were sleeping below I'm routinely walking around the 185' ship during midnight to 5am. I get to know the wheelhouse 37yr old native officer and our rambling begins. One boy subject after another leads to diving, water temps, and wet-suits.
The Galapagos is a 3rd world area and the only wet-suits he's ever seen comes out of the dive shops. I say I have the best custom built wet-suits made in the US. It's news to him that such a thing exists and would love to eyeball some wet-suit pics.
I took and sent only pics of the 1/8" shorty and two 1/4"s. The cameo 1/4" is built for free-diving spearfishing as told by the gun rubber buffer on the jacket. The trick thing about all 3 of them is that the hood is attached. I may have the only 1/8" shorty with a attached hood anywhere. My 3/8" custom was not shot as he has no use for a trick 3/8" jacket and 3/8 & 1/4" farmer john winter suit. The spear-gun is just to get him more worked up. I should be going back there next year solo for a boy only dive trip with this Galapagos native and his local buds.
Local knowledge is the best knowledge imo.. especially when you're in a 3rd world country without any tourists screwing up your routine.
So for anyone interested in these suits including name of dive-suit shop in Calif I'm posting pics of what he was just sent. These suits are old as the new rubber is more efficient and high tech which usually don't require zippers.
