Quote: (Originally Posted by
se2schul)
One should note that the divers in the study used 6.5 mm neoprene drysuits and that the diving depth was only 7.5-10 m.
If the goal is to compare the effects of air vs argon for drysuit diving the outcome would perhaps have been different if membrane typ drysuits had been used. Don't know exactly how thick and what sort of undergarment they used in the study but my limited experience of thick neoprene suits is that a great deal of the insulation comes from the thick neoprene, particularily when shallow.
I like to use argon, particularily during the winter. It feels like I'm warmer, if thats for real or not I don't know.