Karin Brussaard

My name is Karin Brussaard (on the left in the photo) and I have been a user of Thermalution since the day it was introduced in the Netherlands and have been very enthusiastic about it ever since. The company has developed enormously over the years.

In the early days, I was a fanatical diver in the Netherlands. The water there is very cold in winter. Before using Thermalution, I could dive for 30 minutes at most. With the vest, I can now easily manage an hour.

In recent years, diving in the Netherlands has been minimised but I make an annual winter trip to Norway to snorkel with orcas. Everyone around me shouted in the beginning: you, the biggest cold-blooded diver there is, snorkelling in Arctic waters? Impossible! So, for that reason, I was dreading the first time, alternating between being in a zodiac and in the water for five hours with an outside temperature well below zero and a water temperature just above freezing. But... the Thermalution vest makes this adventure bearable and sustainable. Is it cold to snorkel in the Artic? Of course it is! But thanks to Thermalution, the cold is bearable and I can enjoy this wonderful adventure.