WEEZLE SUPER SKIN REVIEW

EXTREME WEEZLE SKIN



Well I certainly picked a good few months to review this product. Snow covered hills at Loch Long or out in a boat off of Eyemouth with air temperatures of –1.5 degrees centigrade. It was difficult enough getting to the dive sites never mind keeping warm in the water. I was very pleased to have this 2-piece garment on when I left my home for the dive sites. The extreme weezle skin is a close fitting base layer but unlike thermal base layers you can pick up from hiking shops etc the Weezle extreme skin is thicker.
The material stretches in 4 ways and I found it to be very comfortable. Donning the garment was easy as foot loops and thumb loops are designed into the garment for this purpose.
For the cold conditions I was experiencing I dived with the garment under a 200-grm undersuit with a membrane drysuit. I found whether in the cold freshwater run off on the top of loch long or on long decompression stops after diving east coast wreck I was comfortably warm in this set up.
The Weezle Extreme skin was very good at wicking the moisture away from my body. All this nice extra warmth did demand another kilogram of weight on my belt, as I did feel a little more buoyant when wearing the Weezle extreme skin.
The toughest test of all though was standing about in on the frost covered ground at Finnart on Loch Long in between dives. It was really cold here and the frost and icy puddles never disappeared all day. My feet were cold but that was about that and I happily entered the water for another dive.
The Weezle Extreme Skin is a 2-piece garment finished in black with red stitching. There are a vast range of sizes and after taking a few measurements and applying them to the size guide, I received, a couple of days later the undergarment which fitted perfectly.
Weezle claim that the Weezle Extreme Skin can be worn on its own. I think for diving in Scottish waters this would be best for under a thick neoprene suit. Under a membrane suit I would certainly advise use in conjunction with a thinsulate undersuit of some type.
Now with a sweat wicking garment like this you want one that is easy to take care of. Not being great at this I bunged the garments in with my usual wash cycle and the garments came out great every time. I used my normal powder etc with no problems at all, although Weezle do recommend and supply special powder to keep the Weezle Extreme Skin in tiptop condition.
In Conclusion a wise investment for divers who plan long deco stops or are keen enough to dive right through the winter. The Weezle Extreme Skin gives you that extra bit of protection that you need on extreme dives.
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Mike Clark