Drysuit for Pacific Northwest

[Brett Hatch]

If I had the perfect suit for me, it'd be tri-lam with field-replaceable dry gloves, attached high-quality boots, and a field-replaceable neoprene neck seal. (I don't think anybody makes a field-replaceable neck seal, but I can dream, can't I?) I'd put the dump valve at the left wrist, too.

Now everybody will tell me why I'm wrong.

Nova Drysuit Customisation Options - Quick Neck system with Silflex seal

 

[MikeHoncho]

Decide and have on hand your thermal underlayer when fitting a suit. Consider a decent, well fitting used suit. Take excessive time inspecting the zipper for delamination. Even with having to replace a zipper, you can save well over a thousand on a well fitted, well maintained used dry suit. Use a good dry suit instructor. Its worth it given the learning curve. Consider dry gloves. If you going to go that far, go all the way. Thats a long drive for a single cold dive or even two not warm dives.

 

[NW Dive Dawg]

Don't count out considering buying an "other than brand new" drysuit. Lots of great bargains out there on quality suits with little to no use!