The Leather Oaks Hot Garden -- Wetsuit Wanderer, Page Two

Pages of Wetsuits in dozens of poses . . . and Harold

This Page Created on January 15, 2013

I think we're still near the Rubber Creek, maybe adjacent to the Fazzio Falls. The deep shadows don't hide that deep bulge at all, do they?

We're just south of the Falls now, that's the big bent Live Oak's trunk behind us.

Just a few feet from the last pose, but the scenery changes fast. We're probably almost over the Rubber Creek now.

A late picture of one of my earliest practical wetsuits made by Performance. I bought five of these from Sportsman Guide, with each modified differently. I think the almost visible green rubber boots are the Guide Gear, also from Gary Olen's Sportsman Guide. I'm probably standing in the seriously overgrown Leather Oaks Pond!

Just a hint of bulge in this fairly thick suit. This one includes an early but effective basket modification. I inserted a slightly larger piece of neoprene when the original crotch got damaged. Bet you wouldn't have caught it I hadn't warned you!

I still think we're in the pond, but there's almost nothing to go by.

There now, didn't I tell you we were in the pond? Here's Pipe, my first water feature almost hidden in the Papyrus plants. These pictures were taken in December 2006. There was a major cleaning and rebuild of the pond the next spring!

A crossover photo. Of course, the Orca is self named, but the interesting Biker Highway pants are Hein Gericke, I believe. When I bought this vintage item, the suspenders were long gone. So I fashioned my own pair from inner tube scraps.

The boots are East German surplus. Why was I wearing two belts AND suspenders? The pants had belt loops, so I had to use those. And why not add a small lifting belt?

I'm sure everyone has figured out these photos were all made near the Bridge over Lake Orin. The date was the end of January 2007.

The H20 Silver wetsuit lends itself well to different pairings. The kilt and harness always fit together, and we just had to add a gas mask.

We're about a half way through our wetsuit wanderings. To see the next page, just click the link on the photo to your left.