
You can lose a lot of heat through your head while driving, keeping it warm with a hood can be important even in warm water. A hood also helps to protect your head from knocks and bangs or from dirty water conditions; a lot of jellyfish in your area, a hood can help with that too. A hood should always be selected to correctly fit you, too small and it can restrict blood circulation in the head/neck; this is extremely dangerous. Too large a hood will significantly reduce its heat retaining performance and may cause buoyancy problems as it can inflate with expelled air from your regulator.
1.5mm Hood
This 1.5mm neoprene hood can help to reduce body heat loss so keeping you warmer on a dive. Additionally, it can reduce scratches, abrasions, and stings to your head and face as well as helping to control long hair.
NeoSkin Hooded Vest
This sleeveless hooded top is manufactured using the NeoSkin Neoprene to guarantee superior thermal insulation from the water. It features a velcro strip on the right side to allow easier fitting and removal. The top is reversible so can be warm with the silver side on the inside or the...
5/3mm Hood
This neoprene hood features a soft flexible face seal, a 3mm Super Stretch panel around the neck, and multiple air release hose on the crown of the head (to minimize inflation). All seams are blind stitched and glued.