Christian Redl

My name is Christian Redl, I am from Austria and I have 11 world records in free diving - most of them under ice. My first record was in 2003, free diving under ice, from a distance, and it was during that record that I discovered my love for free diving under ice. It is very special, not only the cold water, also the mental situation is very special.

I really hate cold water, funny though it is, but it is true! Since I know and use my Thermalution heating vest, it has changed. Now I can stay much longer in the cold water - under ice we have 2 degrees! And this fact is very important for me, if I can stay longer without getting hypothermia, we can take many more photos and video clips.

My first experience with Thermalution was back in the winter of 2019, we shot a commercial all day on a frozen lake, thanks to Thermalution I survived. Therefore, I would definitely recommend Thermalution to other users as well. the most important thing during diving or freediving is the body temperature, freezing during diving or freediving is not funny and dangerous! In addition, the vest is also very easy to use and you can use it whenever you need to. I also use it when making films. There is often a lot of waiting around and, thanks to Thermalution, my body is nice and warm when it is show time. The amazing thing is the infrared head to my body. Even the lowest temperature is more than enough to heat my body and since it is on the back, the most important part of the body to heat, it works so well. It is super easy to use, ideal and compact to carry around. Especially if you already have a lot of dive gear to carry, it fits nicely in your dive bag.
I actually use my Thermalution all the time. Both during my record attempts, but also during my courses and, as I said before, also while shooting photos or videos. So it has changed a lot, because the time that I can stay in the water has become much longer without freezing. So Thermalution has become a real must-have for me and I am very happy with it.