Fourth Element X-Core Vest
Women's Fourth Element X-Core Vest

Fourth Element X-Core Vest - Women's

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The body has an approximate power of 100W, and most of this energy generated is dissipated as heat. The Fourth Element X-Core Vest aims to trap some of this heat in the dense fibres of the fabric, insulating the body core and maximising comfort. No batteries, just you.

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How can we help?

If you need to contact us for any issue or assistance, you can do so online by filling out the online Contact Form, emailing us at sales@dirdirect.com or calling us on +44(0)1305 824 555. If it's about a purchase you've made for us please also include your order number.

Our brick-and-mortar store Underwater Explorers based on Portland, Dorset is open to visitors Friday through Mondays including bank holidays. Although the store front is closed to visits Tuesday through Thursdays, our online store is staffed 7 days a week.

As it's an active store visited by divers from around the country and world regularly, if we can't make it to the phone for any reason please leave a message and we'll get back to you asap.

Any queries are usually answered the very same day and at most within 24 hours.

 

Why Portland?

We’re located on the Isle of Portland (in Dorset) because Portland has been one of the most popular scuba diving locations in the United Kingdom even before we set up operations here back in the year 2000.

On one side, we’re minutes away from the sheltered waters of Portland Marina and Harbour, while on the other, it’s just a brief walk to reach our famous scuba diving destination Chesil Cove and start of the 16-mile-long Chesil Beach.  

Portland’s location makes it ideal for scuba diving, freediving, snorkelling and other surface water sports activities. 

Check out how many wrecks we have around here by clicking on Scimitar Diving's Wreck & Dive Sites chart!

Alongside dive clubs, many instructors and dive schools travel here to train and offer scuba diving certification ranging from open water diver to mixed-gas tech diving or rebreather diving levels.

Whether you’re doing a boat dive from Portland Marina or Castletown or a shore dive at Chesil Cove, Portland is well known for offering many possibilities: Reef diving to wreck diving and night diving, underwater photography or underwater videography. Anything other than cave diving is possible here.

Likely being the best-stocked diving shop in the UK, at Underwater Explorers we offer in-store scuba diving equipment advice and sales, as well as gas fills, to locals and visitors (read About Us).

But... If you’re googling “scuba diving shop near me” like some, look no further, there's DirDirect online.

Here at DirDirect, we list our cutting-edge equipment for worldwide delivery and we’ve got you covered whatever your level of diving: We’re your local dive store wherever you are in the world.

All that with over 20 years of experience especially in technical diving, from training to equipment, advice and sales.

 

Underwater Explorers, Unit 1, Maritime Business Centre
Mereside, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1FD

 

The Fourth Element X-Core Vest is Fourth Element's answer for someone looking for more warmth or considering an electrically heated product.

Weight for weight, X-Core Vest is Fourth Element's warmest undergarment ever. The minimalist vest provides extreme thermal protection to the core, enabling longer, safer, and more comfortable dives.

It is designed to be worn under a Fourth Element Arctic or any other drysuit undergarment, so it is a product for every diver looking to extend their season.

No batteries. Just you.

X-Core Vest is Fourth Element's answer for someone looking for more warmth or considering an electrically heated product. Emerging research from DAN and other sources is beginning to show that there may be many more physiological problems with active heating systems, so Fourth Element has developed a product designed to maximise body heat retention.

The body has an approximate power of 100W (similar to a bright, incandescent light bulb - remember those and how hot they were?). Most of this energy generated is dissipated as heat.

Fourth Element X-Core Vest aims to trap some of this heat in the dense fibres of the fabric, insulating the body core and maximising comfort.

X-Core Vest is designed for diving

The Fourth Element X-Core Vest is perfect next to skin or over a baselayer like the Fourth Element Xerotherm or J2. All-way stretch fabric gives a snug fit on the torso, but the sleeveless design prevents bulk around the arms and allows complete freedom of movement for valve shutdowns etc. The long body portion provides excellent coverage and prevents the vest from riding up.

The X-Core Vest is made from 76% recycled post-consumer plastic waste, yet its performance is not compromised in any way. The fabric is BlueSign® certified (meaning that the manufacturing process meets the highest sustainability standards), and the dyes used are certified by Oeko-Tex®) as not containing harmful substances.

Fourth Element X-Core Vest specifications

  • Exceptional warmth 


  • Perfect next to skin or over a baselayer


  • All-way stretch fabric for a snug fit 


  • Sleeveless design - complete freedom of movement for valve shutdowns
  • Heavyweight Polartec® power stretch fabric


  • BlueSign® and Oeko-Tex® certified


  • 76% recycled polyester from post-consumer waste


  • Machine washable

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