Billabong V1 wetsuit is definitely the first inflatable suit, which comes with a built-in, easy-to-inflate air bladder. The thought of designing this amazing survival wetsuit started from Hawaiian big wave surfer, Shane Dorian after he experienced an almost deadly wipe out when he was surfing at the famous Maverick's break located south of San Francisco, California.
Dorian is actually renowned with regards to big wave surfing yet at the same time, he is a father of two children, this is what compelled him play it safe the very next time. And so he imagined incorporating an air bladder into a wetsuit and then described his idea to Hub Hubbard, Billabong Wetsuit product manager in the United states of america. And the innovative wetsuit was created.
The Development and Design of V1 Inflatable Wetsuit
Dorian's concept in cooperation with Billabong wetsuit product manager and the World's top maritime safety product institution, Mustang Survival, invented the brand new wetsuit with great survival features such as flotation air bladder and CO2 cartridge, which may be triggered by merely pulling the pull-cord.
The flotation bladder, inflator and Co2 cartridge are all secured inside a huge zippered pocket in the back of the wetsuit; specifically it will be in between the shoulder blades as soon as you put on the suit. The location of the additional zippered pocket will be advantageous for the surfer as he can still paddle his surfboard once he would reached the surface.
These features would carry the surfer up the surface right after an extreme wipe out, lowering the surfer's potential risks to drowning. Because of this, Dorian called the suit a "game changer" in terms of big wave safety.
Just after the development, Dorian himself tested some models of V1 wetsuit initially within calm waters, and then in even larger and more intense breaking waves. He tried wearing the suit in Cortes Bank that's 100 miles away from Southern California coast and also in Jaws, Maui Island in Hawaii where by he encountered immensely big waves and actually tested out the flotation mechanism of his V1 suit just after being wiped out.
These days, Billabong is the only wetsuit company that manufactures this ground breaking suit yet in a limited number and offered this only to the members of the big wave riding elite.
Dorian is actually renowned with regards to big wave surfing yet at the same time, he is a father of two children, this is what compelled him play it safe the very next time. And so he imagined incorporating an air bladder into a wetsuit and then described his idea to Hub Hubbard, Billabong Wetsuit product manager in the United states of america. And the innovative wetsuit was created.
The Development and Design of V1 Inflatable Wetsuit
Dorian's concept in cooperation with Billabong wetsuit product manager and the World's top maritime safety product institution, Mustang Survival, invented the brand new wetsuit with great survival features such as flotation air bladder and CO2 cartridge, which may be triggered by merely pulling the pull-cord.
The flotation bladder, inflator and Co2 cartridge are all secured inside a huge zippered pocket in the back of the wetsuit; specifically it will be in between the shoulder blades as soon as you put on the suit. The location of the additional zippered pocket will be advantageous for the surfer as he can still paddle his surfboard once he would reached the surface.
These features would carry the surfer up the surface right after an extreme wipe out, lowering the surfer's potential risks to drowning. Because of this, Dorian called the suit a "game changer" in terms of big wave safety.
Just after the development, Dorian himself tested some models of V1 wetsuit initially within calm waters, and then in even larger and more intense breaking waves. He tried wearing the suit in Cortes Bank that's 100 miles away from Southern California coast and also in Jaws, Maui Island in Hawaii where by he encountered immensely big waves and actually tested out the flotation mechanism of his V1 suit just after being wiped out.
These days, Billabong is the only wetsuit company that manufactures this ground breaking suit yet in a limited number and offered this only to the members of the big wave riding elite.
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The author is a pro surfer and sports enthusiast who is fond of sharing his ideas about surfing, water sports and wetsuits. He has a site all about the innovative inflatable V1 wetsuit. Learn more of this wetsuit here, or visit this website for more interesting facts about wetsuits.
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