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Finally someone who is willing to produce a video review of these suits. Snippets of information here and there make it seem that the suits are well regarded. edit: I thought this might be the Switlik suit. That's what I've seen him wearing before and the suit which I was referring to above.
Bro made my entire day with the “this is my mom, she’s here to protect me” followed by a “hiii„ and a hug 😂😂😂 this was so unexpected! best thing ever! I am smiling from ear to ear! Moms are the best! I love my mother.
Great idea to test it. Also interesting to test getting up the dock, simulating getting on the the raft. I have done similar training for sailing, and in those safety courses they always tell you that getting on to a raft in the ocean, with waves, wet clothes, potentially a flotation device, is not at all easy for a fit person when calm, imagine when panicking. So that part is also interesting. Thank you!!
Having done my fair share of cold water diving in dry suits which are virtually identical to these immersion suits I can say the gloves and the hood are supposed to get water in them which then gets trapped, warmed up by body heat and this providing insulation. There are dry suits which have a dry glove system as well, perhaps such a thing exists for immersion suits as well?
Good to have on if you go down over cold water, buys you some time. Consider carrying a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) on your person for redundancy to pinpoint your exact location for rescuers. A waterproof GPS enabled handheld Marine VHF would allow direct line of sight communication with ships and SAR aircraft rescuers. Ask them if you can order a hot choclate while waiting for them ;-) I'm a sailor, and I sail solo most of the time. The main killer of sailors is going overboard. Even inshore near the coast. Especially solo sailors. So I wear a life vest and carry a PLB and a waterproof VHF on my person at sea at all times. That way I can summon SAR with my exact position and communicate directly once they are within VHF range, which can be hundreds of miles depending on the RF horizon and atmospheric conditions. Anyway - great channel! Incredibly beautiful footage of incredibly beautiful places and aircraft. It must be amazing soaring alone up there like that! My father was commercial pilot back in the 1950s. He logged over 6,000 hours flying medical supplies around America in small piston planes - Mooneys I think. Lots of IFR and night flying in postwar aviation period. No GPS back then - all navigation was dead reckoning and radio-direction finding / locators. From what I gather, IFR landing systems still use radio beacon localizers to guide aircraft safely to runways in poor visibility conditions. Flying is in my blood =)
I believe Micke indicated in one of his crossing videos - perhaps one on the Diamond channel - that these things are in fact in his emergency bag that he would grab together with the life raft when exiting the plane.
@@dirkschwartz1689 I do recall that video. Ideally he would have that PLB in a pocket on his body. There may not be time to grab that bag. A lifepreserver, like the Switlik X-Back Basic, has pockets where you can put things like the PLB.
@@dirkschwartz1689 I've pulled 5 people out of the water over the years as a surfer and a sailor. I've used my VHF to issue MAYDAYs twice when I encountered people in the water in trouble. A few months ago a commercial fishing boat went down at 1:00am outside Redondo Harbor a few hundred yards from the pier. 4 people nearly died. The only thing that saved them was a fisheman on the pier heard a faint cry for help, and called 911. Unfortumnately, these sorts of accidents happen all the time around here. As often as not with fatal results. So I carry a radio and a PLB on my person when I'm at sea in my sailboat - I forget I even have them with me. Emergencies can happen to the best pilots or sailors... ruclips.net/video/AdYTGre3fAA/видео.html
Awesome vid! I really enjoy your channel! As someone who experienced dry suit diving in cold waters, I can relate and say that prolonged exposure is quite the ordeal, especially the first time. Ensuring a tight fit and minimizing exposed skin is paramount. I strongly recommend a full face mask if possible. Also, coating any potentially exposed skin (hands, wrists, neck, face, lips, etc.) with a water resistant gel before opening the hatch will (somewhat) give you an edge against the constant beating of frigid waves and sea spray while you deploy and board your light inflatable raft (you really want one). Ideally, try to make the plane as buoyant as possible before ditching to give you as much time as possible inside to ready yourself.
Fantastic review, thanks Mickie! I’d wanted to ask which brand and model of suit that you usually wear in your videos! Keep the videos coming :) certainly inspired me to consider ferrying as a career!
super test thank you i was in an ditching worksop and when you have waves (even with normal swim clothes ) it was hard to enter the life raft i would like to see if this works with an immersion suit !! (training was in vienna so this test should be possible ... ! =) keep up the great videos thx
Ok, you are beyond funny. Hysterical. A great ad for that suit, but you will never need to use it - thankfully. Was not boring at all. Great to see your family's support too.
Woowww this was a really interesting video Micke. 💯 I was also curious about how the immersion suits perform in real life test plus how easy or hard it is to get into the boat while wearing one. Your video answered all questions perfectly and was helpful. Thanks so much for doing this and much love to your family for supporting you. ❤
I recommend stuffing sausages (pun intended) into that suit so you can have a snack while being pummeled by near freezing waves. I know of a city that makes some good sausages.
One important thing is missing, high waves. Perhaps also strong winds and salt sea spray (in your eyes) - I'd consider (ask a pro) a diving mask to cover eyes and nose.
You need a sprayhood to protect your face you can get life jackets with one built in or buy them separately.the gloves need to be tight like a wet suit so the water layer heats up.
Ich würde noch so ein 40-50 EUR Schlauchboot kaufen und damit den Test machen, ob du da rein kommst, ohne das Ding beim Entern umzukippen. Denn auch das life raft kippt beim Einsteigen, wenn es ein kleines ist. Wie du schon sagst...An Wellen und noch schlimmer WIND wollen wir gar nicht denken. Ich persönlich kenne die Kälte vom Tauchen im Winter im Trockentauchanzug... Man schafft es das kalte Wasser 50 Minuten im Gesicht auszuhalten... Kein Problem.
The hood and gloves should be put on before the suit so they’re under the rubber seals. Your feet may not be wet, just cold. You can have that sensation. If your feet were wet that means the suit is compromised and should be sent back to the manufacturer.
No, the gloves and hood are neoprene, wetsuit material, if it was under the rubber seals on the wrists and neck they would allow water inside the drysuit and at best leave the user very cold, at worst fill the suit and drag them down under water.
@@thegrimreaper7777 yup you’re right. I’m not sure why I said that. The rubber wrist and neck seals to skin, not neoprene. But these suits can develop small pin holes if not stored properly. If floatation suits are stored compressed, the soft air foam can be damaged also. Gumby and flotation suits should be tested yearly.
No, that probably won’t be a good plan. You need to maintain the seal at the wrists to protect the whole body. The glove would compromise that seal. The gloves are like a wet suit. They will be cold but keeping your body core warm will mean that there is warm blood to the hands.
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Finally someone who is willing to produce a video review of these suits. Snippets of information here and there make it seem that the suits are well regarded.
edit: I thought this might be the Switlik suit. That's what I've seen him wearing before and the suit which I was referring to above.
Bro made my entire day with the “this is my mom, she’s here to protect me” followed by a “hiii„ and a hug 😂😂😂 this was so unexpected! best thing ever! I am smiling from ear to ear! Moms are the best! I love my mother.
Great idea to test it. Also interesting to test getting up the dock, simulating getting on the the raft. I have done similar training for sailing, and in those safety courses they always tell you that getting on to a raft in the ocean, with waves, wet clothes, potentially a flotation device, is not at all easy for a fit person when calm, imagine when panicking. So that part is also interesting. Thank you!!
Having done my fair share of cold water diving in dry suits which are virtually identical to these immersion suits I can say the gloves and the hood are supposed to get water in them which then gets trapped, warmed up by body heat and this providing insulation.
There are dry suits which have a dry glove system as well, perhaps such a thing exists for immersion suits as well?
Good to have on if you go down over cold water, buys you some time. Consider carrying a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) on your person for redundancy to pinpoint your exact location for rescuers. A waterproof GPS enabled handheld Marine VHF would allow direct line of sight communication with ships and SAR aircraft rescuers. Ask them if you can order a hot choclate while waiting for them ;-)
I'm a sailor, and I sail solo most of the time. The main killer of sailors is going overboard. Even inshore near the coast. Especially solo sailors. So I wear a life vest and carry a PLB and a waterproof VHF on my person at sea at all times. That way I can summon SAR with my exact position and communicate directly once they are within VHF range, which can be hundreds of miles depending on the RF horizon and atmospheric conditions.
Anyway - great channel! Incredibly beautiful footage of incredibly beautiful places and aircraft. It must be amazing soaring alone up there like that!
My father was commercial pilot back in the 1950s. He logged over 6,000 hours flying medical supplies around America in small piston planes - Mooneys I think. Lots of IFR and night flying in postwar aviation period. No GPS back then - all navigation was dead reckoning and radio-direction finding / locators. From what I gather, IFR landing systems still use radio beacon localizers to guide aircraft safely to runways in poor visibility conditions.
Flying is in my blood
=)
I am constantly surprised at how few pilots have a PLB on them. It fits in a pants pocket!
I believe Micke indicated in one of his crossing videos - perhaps one on the Diamond channel - that these things are in fact in his emergency bag that he would grab together with the life raft when exiting the plane.
@@dirkschwartz1689 I do recall that video. Ideally he would have that PLB in a pocket on his body. There may not be time to grab that bag. A lifepreserver, like the Switlik X-Back Basic, has pockets where you can put things like the PLB.
@@danpass12 I see and I agree! :)
@@dirkschwartz1689 I've pulled 5 people out of the water over the years as a surfer and a sailor. I've used my VHF to issue MAYDAYs twice when I encountered people in the water in trouble.
A few months ago a commercial fishing boat went down at 1:00am outside Redondo Harbor a few hundred yards from the pier. 4 people nearly died. The only thing that saved them was a fisheman on the pier heard a faint cry for help, and called 911.
Unfortumnately, these sorts of accidents happen all the time around here. As often as not with fatal results. So I carry a radio and a PLB on my person when I'm at sea in my sailboat - I forget I even have them with me.
Emergencies can happen to the best pilots or sailors...
ruclips.net/video/AdYTGre3fAA/видео.html
Thank you for sharing your experience with this survival suit!
I thought your family were there to push you in in case you chicken out!!!!
Awesome vid! I really enjoy your channel! As someone who experienced dry suit diving in cold waters, I can relate and say that prolonged exposure is quite the ordeal, especially the first time. Ensuring a tight fit and minimizing exposed skin is paramount. I strongly recommend a full face mask if possible. Also, coating any potentially exposed skin (hands, wrists, neck, face, lips, etc.) with a water resistant gel before opening the hatch will (somewhat) give you an edge against the constant beating of frigid waves and sea spray while you deploy and board your light inflatable raft (you really want one). Ideally, try to make the plane as buoyant as possible before ditching to give you as much time as possible inside to ready yourself.
Thanks Benjamin! Really love the interactions in the comments!!
Fantastic review, thanks Mickie! I’d wanted to ask which brand and model of suit that you usually wear in your videos! Keep the videos coming :) certainly inspired me to consider ferrying as a career!
super test thank you i was in an ditching worksop and when you have waves (even with normal swim clothes ) it was hard to enter the life raft i would like to see if this works with an immersion suit !! (training was in vienna so this test should be possible ... ! =) keep up the great videos thx
You produce amazing practical videos! Everything is to the point.
Thank you!!
Micke, thanks. I am planning a crossing too. What is the exact brand and type?
Ok, you are beyond funny. Hysterical. A great ad for that suit, but you will never need to use it - thankfully. Was not boring at all. Great to see your family's support too.
Thanks :)
Well done and worth the viewing.
awesome video. Thank you for showing how you tested it. Have a safe flight.
thanks!!
This is definitely NOT a boring video! Thanks a lot for this test, man! Great job!
Thanks Alex!!
Woowww this was a really interesting video Micke. 💯
I was also curious about how the immersion suits perform in real life test plus how easy or hard it is to get into the boat while wearing one. Your video answered all questions perfectly and was helpful.
Thanks so much for doing this and much love to your family for supporting you. ❤
Happy that you liked it ;)
It was an interesting video, what did you have on your feet?
Yes. This was very interesting! Hopefully, you found gloves that perform better and some face protection.
Awesome video!
Have fun 🤩
Wunderbar! Is the feet a weak point?
I recommend stuffing sausages (pun intended) into that suit so you can have a snack while being pummeled by near freezing waves. I know of a city that makes some good sausages.
hahahahah
Very interesting, thank you for sharing.
2:03 blowing up the boat would probably be a bit counterproductive 😆
One important thing is missing, high waves. Perhaps also strong winds and salt sea spray (in your eyes) - I'd consider (ask a pro) a diving mask to cover eyes and nose.
Do you have Garmin inReach or something similar in case you have to ditch in a truly remote place? Hopefully you won't need any of these 🙂
You need a sprayhood to protect your face you can get life jackets with one built in or buy them separately.the gloves need to be tight like a wet suit so the water layer heats up.
Have that now :)
Boring video? No, actually for anyone wanting to fly across the Atlantic in a small plane, it is very useful.
Thanks mate!
Dude, it's May, I'm looking forward to summer and not seeing you in a winter jacket at a frozen lake 😂 Just kidding, thanks for sharing the video!
So cold
Actually not so that was good ;)
Wow! You made it into the raft! Super! Realistic test
Well I would need some winds and big waves for an realistic test...
For everyone like me who looking for the model part, I find that’s the Viking YouSafe Rotary J
Ich würde noch so ein 40-50 EUR Schlauchboot kaufen und damit den Test machen, ob du da rein kommst, ohne das Ding beim Entern umzukippen. Denn auch das life raft kippt beim Einsteigen, wenn es ein kleines ist.
Wie du schon sagst...An Wellen und noch schlimmer WIND wollen wir gar nicht denken.
Ich persönlich kenne die Kälte vom Tauchen im Winter im Trockentauchanzug... Man schafft es das kalte Wasser 50 Minuten im Gesicht auszuhalten... Kein Problem.
👍
The hood and gloves should be put on before the suit so they’re under the rubber seals. Your feet may not be wet, just cold. You can have that sensation. If your feet were wet that means the suit is compromised and should be sent back to the manufacturer.
No, the gloves and hood are neoprene, wetsuit material, if it was under the rubber seals on the wrists and neck they would allow water inside the drysuit and at best leave the user very cold, at worst fill the suit and drag them down under water.
@@thegrimreaper7777 yup you’re right. I’m not sure why I said that. The rubber wrist and neck seals to skin, not neoprene. But these suits can develop small pin holes if not stored properly. If floatation suits are stored compressed, the soft air foam can be damaged also. Gumby and flotation suits should be tested yearly.
Maybe gloves and hood go on first???
Put the gloves on first so the suit seals around them?
No, that probably won’t be a good plan. You need to maintain the seal at the wrists to protect the whole body. The glove would compromise that seal. The gloves are like a wet suit. They will be cold but keeping your body core warm will mean that there is warm blood to the hands.
Well I wasn't bored!
Thanks Colin ;)
just like being in the bahamas :))) lol
Awesome test! Your hands and feet may be a little cold but atleast you probably wouldn't die of hypothermia
the norwegian blood keeping you warm
Is he norwegian?
@@Styrophone1 well he's got a funny accent
Wet feet 🦶
Gloves not so good, maybe a face mask