Custom Semi-dry Wetsuit with Relief Zipper

[UWDawgDiver]

I thought relief zippers were designed with the intent of surface interval use.

We have been trying to understand how different people use them. We have heard from people who use them as a way to just flush some water through the suit. My method with my current wetsuit is to open my ankle zips and flush water by pulling on my neck seal. But the new suit will have skin seals at the ankles in addition to the zips. So we were thinking of the relief zip as more of an opening to allow some water to flush through when you want it to. But I don't know if that will work or not.

 

[Thrutch]

Never tried it with a semidry, but in a regular wetsuit, I like to invert (head down, feet up) and purge a reg into the suit via the neck for a good flush. Obviously, this maneuver requires some room to get dramatically out of trim for a few seconds, but the relief zippers seem to require some contortions, too.

 

[BoltSnap]

custom wetsuits made this year by Auqaflite

Do you have the link for this company please? I tried to google it but nothing so far.

 

[Still Kicking]

I would talk to the manufacturer about creating a small opening in the crotch with a baffle. When you need to pee, you part the opening and move the baffle aside to let pee out/let clean water in.

Simple, inexpensive and reliable. Maybe a velcro tab to keep it closed if you think it's needed. You will lose some thermal protection but have less pee in the suit if that's important to you.

There is no zipper to fail you don't lose any flexibility. A zipper won't keep water out anyway, unless it's a waterproof zipper, which is a whole different level of complexity and expense.

 

[Still Kicking]

Do you have the link for this company please? I tried to google it but nothing so far.

CUSTOM WETSUITS | AQUAFLITE The wetsuit you have been looking for

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[UWDawgDiver]

Do you have the link for this company please? I tried to google it but nothing so far.

Here you go.

CUSTOM WETSUITS | AQUAFLITE The wetsuit you have been looking for

Custom wetsuits and standard size wetsuits by Aquaflite offer 20 years of exceptional workmanship,for scuba diving, swimming, snorkeling, prospecting.

aquaflite.com