Fourth Element
Fourth Element Thermocline One Piece Suit | Women’s
£329.00
You can use the Fourth Element ladies Thermocline one piece suit to layer up underneath your wetsuit for more warmth or wear it on its own if you’re going tropical.
Anything that’s Ocean Positive gets a massive thumbs up from us at The Honest Diver. The Thermocline range goes even further as it performs brilliantly and comes in biodegradable packaging!
We love the Fourth Element Thermocline one piece suit. It’s neutrally buoyant, neoprene free but yet still has the thermal properties of a 2mm wetsuit!
The Honest Truth
Nic
Co-Founder
I wore the Fourth Element ladies Thermocline one piece suit while I was out in the Dominican Republic doing my PADI Course Director training. It was awesome. It took a little bit of getting used to putting on cos when you’re hot and sweaty the fleece lining makes it stick so you have to do a bit of adjusting to get it to sit right. But once it’s on it’s soo comfy. The water was about 30°C and I was in for ages and it kept me toasty. The fact that it was neutrally buoyant was mint as I didn’t need to take any weight with me!
OceanPositive
The Fourth Element Thermocline one piece suit utilises a unique fabric made using ECONYL®
It’s 100% recycled nylon from ghost fishing nets and other discarded waste, then laminated with a waterproof membrane and thermal fleece.
The Thermocline range revolutionises the notion that being environmentally responsible means sacrificing performance or aesthetics.
The next generation Thermocline fabric is the highest performing fabric Fourth Element have ever made for this application and it feels as good as it looks.
The Fourth Element ladies Thermocline one piece suit is an extremely comfortable and lightweight alternative to a neoprene wetsuit.
The full suit weighs less than 1kg and is ideal for those travelling and keen to keep baggage to a minimum.
It is the perfect tropical diving suit, but it is also ideal for surface watersports where the fast drying fabric comes into its own.
It is fully machine washable so can easily be kept fresh and clean between trips and packing the suit is as simple and stress free as folding a t-shirt – there is no neoprene to be damaged by folding.
For diving and freediving, the suit is neutrally buoyant, allowing less lead to be worn and it dries quickly, even during the surface interval.
THE THERMOCLINE RANGE: NEXT GENERATION OCEANWEAR
Thermoclines are the original neutrally buoyant wetsuit system. They’re lightweight, machine washable and equivalent to 2mm neoprene.
Because there’s no neoprene, Thermoclines are perfect for those with allergies. You can either replace the traditional wetsuit entirely or use them as a barrier, reducing contact between the skin and the wetsuit itself.*
The range is perfect for all surface water sports as well as warm water scuba. It’s lightweight, neutrally buoyant, machine washable, breathable and hypo-allergenic.
The fabric ensures that the wearer is more comfortable when out of the water, during surface sports, or when kitting up for a dive. The inner fleece layer draws moisture away from the skin and wicks through the breathable membrane where it evaporates off the nylon surface. In the water, the membrane traps a thin layer next to the skin and prevents colder water flowing over the body, perfect for surfers, freedivers and scuba divers.
Thermocline dries rapidly, often within an hour or between dives – a quick rinse and a squeeze to get rid of excess water before hanging it up inside out should ensure it is ready for your next adventure.
No more smelly neoprene suits – this wetsuit can be machine washed (we recommend using our SUB30 environmentally friendly washing liquid).
Store it safely with other garments and when packing for vacation there’s no need to worry about potentially damaging the fabric – it can be squeezed into that last remaining space in your luggage without any worries.
*In Fourth Element’s experience, skin allergies to neoprene, whilst rare, are also not caused by a single compound and therefore it is difficult to be certain of preventing a problem. Thermocline has been used with a great deal of success by neoprene allergy sufferers, but it is important to consult with a doctor about any symptoms and possible alternatives.
The Fourth Element ladies Thermocline one piece suit is…
- Neoprene free
- Outer contains 78% recycled Nylon
- Lightweight
- Wind and waterproof fabric
- Breathable
- Neutrally buoyant
- Machine washable
- The equivalent of 2mm neoprene
