HOW TO CHOOSE A SCUBA DIVING HOOD | Beginners guide to Wetsuit and Drysuit Hoods for Scuba Diving
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มิ.ย. 2020
- Whether you have long hair or a bald head, most people at some stage of their diving will need or want a hood. In this video Andy gives a beginners guide to Scuba Diving Neoprene hoods.
With a variety of shapes, sizes, styles and thicknesses available it can be a daunting task to find the right one for you. There is also some mistakes you can make in trying to get it to fit you properly DO NOT CUT IT!
Watch this video to see how.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I needed to trim mine because the struggle to pull it over my head was REAL!! But finding a demo on where-to & why was hard to find. I cut about 1 1/2” around the neck of my everflex and it slips over my head with complete ease now, as it should. That longer length band around my neck wasn’t necessary since I mainly dive in warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. I was scared to mess it up by cutting it, but I’m so glad I did!!
Thanks for a great demo & info video on hood trims!!
Great thanks, glad it helped
Thank you. Buying one today and needed advice
Glad I could help
Super helpful! Thanks, Mate
Glad it helped!
Another great video! 🙂 xx
Thanks
Fantastic video Andy! Loved it, I personally own a 7mm beaver hood, which has served me with the last couple of dives ( bought it earlier this year ) only alternation I’ve done is put 2 holes by the ears for equalisation and that’s it
Matthew Holton nice one mate, to be honest I’ve punctured a few in my hood too but the air still migrates up there and not out ffs
Andy the Northern Diver tell me about it! I need to cut the bib off good as it rises up during the dive! Dennis ( predator wet/DrySuits ) is a fantastic guy! He’s literally 2 roads from my house with his workshop
I like the 10mm Hood from Waterproof.
Sounds like I need one of those in my life
Good video. I've got the 5mm 4th element Hood too. I have problem's equalising with. I've only ended up opening the sides up so far to help it.
Great divers have the same great kit mate!
@@AndytheNorthernDiver hope to be pal still a lot to learn 😀
Hey Andy, what are your thoughts on hooded vests compared to just a hood. I normally dive tropical water, but at some point would like to get out to the Galapagos, so usually in the 75F or warmer. I am getting cold by the second dive wearing a cheap 3/2 full surfing wetsuit. That’s why I figure the addition of a 2-3mm vest would help. Thanks for the tip on not adding holes to flush out air bubbles as I’ve seen on other reviews.
The SEAC vest I have was available with a hood which my mate has, not sure why I didn’t get it. Kinda wish I had now so I’m stuck with what I’ve got. If you can find one, I’d get it, I always dive with a hood coz I’m always cold.
Great job lad. Believe or not I have a 10mm hood. Simply cause I’m folically challenged lol.
Hahahah 10mm thats like 3 hoods wow, mate you make me smile all day long!
I have a water proof 5/10mm in orange with reflective accents. It is vented. I may just get some tape to put inside to stop the venting
hahahah good idea, or stick a patch over it
I’ve been cold water diving for 40+ years and used many hood brands over there years. The Waterproof H1 5/7 & 5/10 are the best hood’s I’ve ever used and still using. The hood vents keep the hood were it belongs, on your head keeping you warm. Any water that might trickle in the vent is largely unnoticeable. Flushing out big bubbles in your hood is both unnecessarily distracting and flushing out more warm air adds to chills and cooling.
I need to make two holds on my hood to let air out what size and what is the best way to do it. Thank you for sharing your video.
Hi Rocky I’ve just stabbed a couple in with a knife that doesn’t really work to be honest leaking air also leaks water both of which will be warm so you’ll loose temp. My advice would be to not do it. Thanks for watching
@@AndytheNorthernDiver but I've seen hoods with holds that comes from big manufacturers that have them already ?
Yeah ‘Waterproof’ is one of them
Poking a hole in your hood will draw in more cold water than you want. All well vented hoods have a barrier to prevent direct exit/entry of air & water.
Hi! I'm looking into buying a hood to dive in the pacific. From the comments on this video, it looks like it might cause problems with equalizing my ears. Is that true, and how do you handle that? Thanks for your informative video, by the way!
Hi Dorothy, that’s not the case at all, regardless of thickness or brand, I’ve always had it easy to equalise by pinching my nose. My wife does have issues clearing but not because she wears a hood. It’s never been an issue I’ve encountered with anyone I’ve dived with so I doubt it will be one for you. Good luck and thanks for watching
Hi Andy!
I am plan to dive in the UK all year around
What do you think is the best 5mm or 7mm
Thanks
Igor Dumitrasco 7mm mate if like me you feel the cold. But I wear a dry suit 99% of the time
sorry Andy I did not specify, I was asking about hood 5mm or 7mm
Thanks for time
Igor Dumitrasco hahaha I should have seen the video you were commenting on so I’m sorry. We use 3mm Fourth Element all year round but I’ll be looking for a 5mm this winter
Dumb question but will i look like a kook if I wear the skirt of my hood outside of my wetsuit? Every once in a while I'll get a stream of cold a** water down my back because my hood skirt creates a track straight down my back.
Hi mate, I’ve never seen anyone tuck in their hood. The biggest issue with hoods that have a skirt is that they start to curl up, it’s that, that looks stupid if anything (in my eyes). I only us short hoods without a skirt.
@@AndytheNorthernDiver omg, you acknowledged me! lol Thanks! This wetsuit business is all new to me (Caribbean transplant to Northern California).
A little UK trivia regarding me, as well: I dipped my toes in the water in Bournemouth once, a few days after new years, and my foot stayed numb for the rest of the afternoon. lol All the best! and thank you again!
Hahah, always try to reply if I can mate
do we need bigger size hood for long hair
I’d assume so, but if you can try on a shop so it’s a nice fit especially round the face and neck, not too loose or tight.
Bibbed or not?
Not ever
@@AndytheNorthernDiver Meaning that you are against Bibbed hoods? If so why? Thanks for replying.
@@val4utube only because I have no need for them, they fold up and look silly. Just an excess of neoprene in my view. If you like them then keep using them I’m not against their use, just prefer a half decent reason for choosing one piece of kit over another and see no reason for me to use a bib over a hood that has a neck finish where mine does. I hope that answers your questions mate
@@AndytheNorthernDiver Thanks for the reply. I am purchasing a wetsuit online and it will be my first one piece type, as well as my first separate hood type, that's why I am uncertain about what hood I need.
The model is a Scubapro everflex 5/4mm, a great deal at 213 €
www.acquasub.it/it/catalogo/subacquea-mute/00a069-1/5613/muta-scubapro-everflex-5-4-mm-uomo.html
But this suit does not have a smooth glide skin on the whole of the inside of the collar and I fear too much water may pass through.
Also the hoods available on the site are both bibbed and not, click the side arrow to see the types.
www.acquasub.it/it/catalogo/subacquea-guanti-e-cappucci/00a06c-1/5757/cappuccio-scubapro-muta-everflex.html
Seeing other TH-camrs videos I see that they call the bibbed types the ones to use with a wetsuit and the bibb-less the ones to use with the dry or semidry.
Any suggestions? Buy them both I guess.
rubbish. put your mask on first? thats nuts. NEVER do that, in the case of a accidental breakage o the mask you are stuck trying to get it off in order to replace the mask with your spare. rubbish !:) but divers know that.
Thanks for your comments Rahul, remember there’s always your way and someone else’s way, yours works for you but not always for someone else. I read a book about the Andrea Doria shipwreck where it was a talked about incase of the diver being kicked in the face to reduce the likelihood of the mask being kicked off in a low viz situation. Read the book mate it’s awesome
@@AndytheNorthernDiver its not about what works best. its about safety and doing things that make you safer ist more important. unless you are talking about diving at 6m while frolicking. thats not diving ;) then
@@rahuls5881 thanks again for your input understanding other people have opinions based on experience that doesn’t match our own less experienced skill set is a very good skill to have. Read “Deep Descent” by Kevin F. McMurray and then come back, you might have changed or at least understood there’s more than just your own way of doing things before trying to make people feel stupid - when actually the lights are on and nobody’s home.
@@AndytheNorthernDiver all one can do is pose fact based argument. but if replied with "philosophy" then whatever :) best of luck and stay safe.