Henderson Gold Core Wetsuits

[freedivernd]

But what is the difference between a \"freediving\" suit and other suits?

Freediving suits are usually more elastic because of the quality of neoprene used and many are made opencell/unlined inside and closed cell/unlined neoprene outside, no zippers, integrated hood.

Are all wetsuits beside Drysuits considered \"freediving\" suits??

Not really...scuba wetsuits are usually quite stiff and restrictive with the nylon inside and nylong outside shells

Also I heard that the gold core once on, really sticks and seals to your skin, making it very warm. But are you saying just normal opencell suits are better??

An open cell will never change on the inside.. gold core or other ? core suit linings do wear off.. although they will seal very well to your skin.. opencell suits are better.. just that they are a bit of a pain to put on because of the lube, which you really should use on the ? core suits too. What really makes the freediving suits water tight is the fact that they have no zippers and the elios suits and others have an integrated hood, they seal up great. In my 5mil open cell inside/closed cell outside suit I will come out of the water after hours of diving and most of the moisture inside my suit is from the lube I put on before the dive.. they just do not let water in. Even the 3mil suit I have that is lined with a superstretch lining lets in very little water. I would say my 3mil freediving suit is like a 5mil scuba suit and my 5mil suit is like a 7mil scuba suit.. OR better. Plus the cost of an ELIOSSUB suit that is custom fit will still be less I believe than a henderson of the shelf suit and custom fit is nice nice.