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#202
 Effects of heat on my scuba gear
SummerCharpentier - 5/03/2011 1:55 PM
Category: Equipment
Replies: 3
I think i know the answer is yes, but will heat/humidity ruin my scuba BCDs and wetsuits?

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LatitudeAdjustment - 5/03/2011 3:34 PM


From SummerCharpentier: I think i know the answer is yes, but will heat/humidity ruin my scuba BCDs and wetsuits?

Thanks [3



Well they are designed to get wet so I’m hoping that humidity isn’t a problem! Leaving them out to dry in the sun will shorten their life. My daughter ruined a pair of fins that way.


How much heat? I wouldn’t leave them in a hot car and I saw a wetsuit that some idiot put in a dryer, it didn’t do well!


Lay the wetsuit flat to store, do not hang!
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SeaGoat - 5/08/2011 7:41 PM


Since it hasn’t been mentioned yet on this forum...


If nobody’s told you yet, definitely avoid keeping your gauges, computer, tanks, etc in a hot car.
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MDW - 1/05/2012 9:43 AM
Moderate heat is OK. Extreme heat BAD.