How dry is a semi-dry?

[rgiles]

Not wanting to start a new thread if the question has been asked but I can't seem to find an answer to a couple questions that I'm sure must have been asked already....

How dry is a semi-dry suppose to be?
Is the zipper suppose to be water tight?
Seals definitely are not water tight and I don't have zippers on the arms and legs.

Doesn't seem to be any different than a WET suit, just takes a little longer to fill up and a lot more difficult to get in and out of.

Here in SoCal the water last weekend was 63. I want to be toasty - so I'm thinking a dry suit is in my future BUT for now it's a semi and for beach dives will remain a semi.

Thanks
Rich

 

[askdjasd]

I would suggest going full on dry suit but stay away from neoprene suits.
nothing but bad expiriences with them.

 

[JeffG]

Its just semi-wet.

 

[tfsails]

A semi-dry suit is neither.

 

[JeffG]

Its just semi-wet.

kinda like...just a little bit pregnant.

 

[BlueDevil]

How dry is a semi-dry suppose to be?
Is the zipper suppose to be water tight?
Seals definitely are not water tight and I don't have zippers on the arms and legs.

Doesn't seem to be any different than a WET suit, just takes a little longer to fill up and a lot more difficult to get in and out of.

Exactly...it is just a WETSUIT that has been designed to minimize the amount of water that flushes through it. Since less cold water flows through your suit you stay warmer than with a traditional wetsuit design. If you were under the impression that you would stay somewhat dry in a 'semi-dry' then unfortunately that is not the case (although some individuals are lucky enough to get such a good seal that they don't get very wet at all).

The main advantage of the semi-dry as I see it is that it is probably as warm as the old two piece suits (jacket and longjohn) but achieves this with a lot less neoprene being involved and therefore you need much less weight on your belt.

 

[Bob]

kinda like...just a little bit pregnant.

That's good! almtree: Bob

 

[ShakaZulu]

Well, if you pee in your wetsuit, you'd better have a shower after....

 

[rgiles]

I have a Semi - thinking more and more a Drysuit it the way to go... Time for research.

ShakaZulu - You aren't in that 20% that lie about peeing in a wetsuit are ya??
80% pee and 20% lie about it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Thanks to all for the understanding

 

[String]

How dry is a semi-dry suppose to be?

As wet as a wetsuit. If its dry it'll get squeeze.

Is the zipper suppose to be water tight?

Yep

Seals definitely are not water tight and I don't have zippers on the arms and legs.

That's right

Doesn't seem to be any different than a WET suit, just takes a little longer to fill up and a lot more difficult to get in and out of.

That's EXACTLY what a semi-dry is. It slows the flushing so is a bit warmer. Its still a wetsuit however. Or to put it another way, a semi-dry is a wetsuit with a better marketing budget.