Camouflage Pattern, Loading Pad and Open-Cell Rubber: Spearfishing Wetsuit Manufacturing Process

Spearfishing wetsuits have significant differences from regular recreational wetsuits in terms of inner lining material, outer camouflage printing and functional reinforcement.

Difference Between Open-Cell Lining and Fabric Lining

Regular wetsuits are lined with nylon fabric for easy donning and doffing; while professional spearfishing wetsuits use Open-Cell (smooth open-cell neoprene) as the inner lining. The exposed micropores of the cut neoprene can fit tightly against the diver's skin, almost blocking water flow and providing excellent thermal insulation. When processing open-cell linings, wetsuit manufacturing factories must use precision-sliced rubber without back fabric.

Special Functional Structure of Spearfishing Wetsuits

• Chest Loading Pad: High-density EVA or Kevlar material is pressed or vulcanized at the chest position to prevent sternum compression injury when you stretch the rubber band to load the speargun.

• Sublimation Heat Transfer Camouflage: Sublimation heat transfer technology is applied on the outer polyester/spandex composite fabric to print camouflage patterns of reef, deep sea or seaweed, without affecting the original stretchability of the fabric.

Factories with spearfishing wetsuit production capacity (such as Dongguan Yalisi Sports Products Co., Ltd., official website: https://www.dgyalisi.cn/en/) adopt 3D pre-curved pattern design for elbows and knees during cutting, to reduce muscle fatigue of freedivers during cruising.