**Horndog pulled up a duffel bag from under the table of his and began to unload it's contents: a pristine SEVA suit with ecologist markings, a paperback book titled 'SEVA: Specifications and Maintenance' and a small steel box of tools. He spread it all across the counter in preparation for his research.
**Today, it was time for the basics: PSZ-9-type Bodysuit that compromised the core of the SEVA system. Horndog took a moment to flip open the book on the page where the suit's parts were pointed out on a doll.
**The PSZ-9 base in question was not of the D variant, as it carried various substantial differences. Manufacturers seemingly borrowed some concepts from dry suits: the wrists, ankles and zipper were completely waterproof when sealed alongside the specially issued gloves and boots, both made to provide protection when stepping in or interacting with hazardous materials.
**Horndog fiddled about with the seals, engaging and disengaging them. It wasn't too complicated, and a 'field' repair could be done to re-seal it at these points. He noted the quality of the boots, a HAZMAT trekking pair.
**Body armor remained equal to PSZ-9D, no kevlar sewn in, no change in the vest. Limbs unprotected. Seems like it's creators were unaware of the warzone that the zone is, or maybe they hoped to market it to firefighters and rescue workers outside of the zone. He flipped the suit around, unlocking the straps that kept the backpack assembly attached to the suit. Yep, same thing on the rear, level II soft kevlar.
Horndog says "I wonder if machinery could stop a few bullets before they reached the vest..."
**Horndog flipped to the next page and moved on to the hood. Compared to standard PSZ-9 hood, the SEVA's one had two slots for tubing that connected it to the backpack assembly, supplying air when in closed-circuit mode. The edges of the hood contained a seal as well, for when the plexiglass came attached, and inside a mesh wire was sewn in into the walls to support the hood's weight and form.
Horndog says "Could just use a respirator, odd stuff."
**The mesh didn't seem any special, neither did tubing or the seals, although the slots would require extremely careful re-seal if damaged, lest they'd leak air and ruin the circuit.
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**Horndog ran the suit's zipper open and laid it's insides outwards, noting that compared to his own Dusk Suit, an unknown layer was added to the insides, quite visible to the naked eye by bulk. He flipped a few pages to the right and nodded to himself. Additional protective layer, more than one in fact. Insulation, heat, plexiglass inserts to trap radiation. Even an anti-corrosive solution under the top rubber/leather layer. Improved protection for sure, but replacing the spent materials will require a full re-stitch of the underlayer. It's a bit of a fragile design too, as all the protection is on the inside of the suit's body, rather than outside, inviting the weakest layer to fall apart first.
Horndog says "Gotta order some of these boots and gloves as spare..."
**Horndog reached into his kit and withdrew a small notepad and a pencil, beginning to noting down what he learned about the SEVA today. A few minutes later, he was done, packed up all the materials and concealed them once more until the next time.