Drysuit Knee pads ??

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Jarviz

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I was diving this weekend and got a small cut in my Mobby's tri-lam drysuit right at the knee from a Zebra Mussel. There is no extra protection in the Knee area on the suit and I was thinking that I could strap on some regular knee pads.
Has anyone tried this, if so what brand are you using :06:
 
You need to do a repair anyway, so glue some good heavy-duty fabric onto the suit to cover the entire knee area. Many brands of dry suit come with this as a feature, but they can also be bought after-market and attached with AquaSeal.

theskull
 
On my DUI suit, I have kevlar knee pads. I used to do alot of shore diving, so it made sense. Many of the drysuit manufacturers sell kevlar knee pads, or neoprene knee pads. Any shop that repairs drysuits should be able to help you with this. This is not the first Mobby's suit that I have heard of (or seen for that matter) with knee ripping issues. Seems like the suit is very thin and not very durable.
 
Hi guys,

Same situation with my dry suit. How did you glue the kneepads? 1 inch glue strip or you glue the entire knee pad area?

Can I glue the whole kneepad area using the kneepad also as a repair patch?

I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

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Nick
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/swift/

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