I started a similar poll before,but time has changed things and I thought since USMS is going to have to do something definitive so they should have some input from the forumites
Since the textile has to be porous - a fabric made of neoprene won't trap air. It also won't have the seamless surface of current coated suits.
Neoprene is also not as strong as spandex ("Lycra") so a textile made of woven neoprene would have less compression than today's non-coated suits (e.g. FS Pro) unless the neoprene was thicker and heavier. Chances are good it would exceed the thickness rule and it might be noticably heavy.
Isn't the current thickness rule 1.0 mm though? The current B70 is only .5 mm.
Since the textile has to be porous - a fabric made of neoprene won't trap air. It also won't have the seamless surface of current coated suits.
Neoprene is also not as strong as spandex ("Lycra") so a textile made of woven neoprene would have less compression than today's non-coated suits (e.g. FS Pro) unless the neoprene was thicker and heavier. Chances are good it would exceed the thickness rule and it might be noticably heavy.
Isn't the current thickness rule 1.0 mm though? The current B70 is only .5 mm.
