Fourth Element Arctic Leggings XT500L Mens Scuba Diving thermal Size XL

Our bestselling undersuit, made better. The Arctic's two layers of high insulation and low bulk fabric ensure exceptional levels of thermal protection, now with 80% Recycled Polyester in the outer and 100% Recycled Polyester in the internal layer. Constructed with comfort and utility in mind, the minimalist design provides outstanding performance under drysuits. In a layering system, the Arctic is suited for use underneath neoprene, membrane and tri-laminate suits.

Using a combination of fast wicking, high insulation fabrics, the Arctic creates a micro-climate around the diver, keeping the body dry and warm. A high density inner fleece provides superior insulation, with maximum comfort and wicking, whilst the outer layer, which has a resin coating for enhanced durability, ensures a snug fit. The Arctic requires less loft to perform due to more effective management of air which is held in the fibres of the suit.

Instead of maximising the thickness of the layer of air near the skin, the Arctic minimises the movement of air within, reducing the rate of cooling without any risk of trapping the air and preventing its release from the dump valve. The Arctic retains a significant degree of its thermal performance when wet, such that wearers have found it possible to complete dives in relative comfort after even the most fundamental drysuit failures.

In some cases, divers have not noticed a leak in a neck or wrist seal until after the dive, such is the performance of the fourth element Arctic. Backed by years of field testing by the Norwegian Navy, the British Antarctic Survey Dive Team, the French Marines and the Danish Navy, the Arctic was designed using high technology fabrics and has been tested in real diving conditions from the Arctic to the Antarctic. The Arctic leggings feature secure foot loops to keep leggings in place when donning the drysuit. A high waistband ensures that separation of top and leggings is minimised.

Tuck the top into the waistband before donning the drysuit. The lower legs are single layered to reduce bulk around the ankles, making donning easier. High recycled content: Outer: 80% Recycled Polyester.

Inner: Fleece 100% recycled polyester. Updated contemporary flexible, metallic branding. Foot stirrups to aid donning. Single layered lower legs reducing bulk around the ankles. Machine Wash Separately at 30°.

Do not use fabric softeners.