Review Seaskin Nova drysuit

[Litefoot]

I went outside in the cold and tried to don/doff the suit with the 150g undergarment and base layer. Seals and zipper were fine, but I struggled with getting the suit on/off my shoulders. The suit fits snugly, but I'm not too limber and I went through Christmas and Thanksgiving after measuring for and ordering it. So I'm carrying about 10 extra pounds. That's okay, I don't mind asking for help on the shoulders until I get back into shape.

 

[Boarderguy]

I went outside in the cold and tried to don/doff the suit with the 150g undergarment and base layer. Seals and zipper were fine, but I struggled with getting the suit on/off my shoulders. The suit fits snugly, but I'm not too limber and I went through Christmas and Thanksgiving after measuring for and ordering it. So I'm carrying about 10 extra pounds. That's okay, I don't mind asking for help on the shoulders until I get back into shape.

Make sure that the telescopic strap is undone, that should ensure the shoulders can get up and over.

 

[Dont_Hold_Your_Breath]

Where do people normally order extra Kubi dry gloves if the don't add them in with their seaskin order?

 

[Boarderguy]

Where do people normally order extra Kubi dry gloves if the don't add them in with their seaskin order?

Order them from Seaskin anyways... I used the original style for 1 year and 40-50 dives. I'm now using Showa 660 and won't be going back.

 

[stuartv]

Where do people normally order extra Kubi dry gloves if the don't add them in with their seaskin order?

Zoro.com

 

[mje113]

By the car is in the parking lot. I tend to wander away from my vehicle. In a shoot away from changing areas, who cares? On a boat or will get rinsed off if on deck, far worse things end up there and the boat gets cleaned daily.

The captain of the boat I'm usually on really doesn't like people peeing on his deck and he calls it out on every boat briefing. It's not a problem though because I usually don the suit within 10 minutes of splashing and during surface intervals the etiquette is to jump in the water and hang on the trail line while doing your business. During the summer I'm usually spending a bit of time in the water to cool down anyway so everyone remains happy.

 

[Litefoot]

A couple more observations which might be useful.
-As I mentioned before, the option to have a hole installed in the SS undergarment for pee valve tubing doesn't make sense if you have a valve semi-permanently installed on the working end of the tubing. The hole is too small for the valve to pass. As @Boarderguy has stated many times, run the tube through the zipper on your suit.
-I had a Trilobite holder installed on the left sleeve. It is super handy, but if you like to turn your suit inside-out for drying or to apply talc, the stiff fabric of the holster makes it all but impossible to turn that sleeve out completely. If your suit is tailored for big arms, that may not be an issue.. There is an option for installation on one of the leg pockets.
-I like that your original SS order number is stamped or written in several places on both the suit and the undergarment. I know it protects them, but it's nice that it's available just in case.

 

[dwrdnet]

Where do people normally order extra Kubi dry gloves if the don't add them in with their seaskin order?

I just had my suit and Kubi arrive, and my size M liner fits great, but I couldn't really get the outer glove over the liner it was so tight. There is a great thread about comparing dry gloves found here.

Dry glove comparison

How far up your forearms are the suit side rings. All of my gloves get the rings installed basically where the bottom of the 660 is Maybe just at my wrist or slightly above it? The pics of the mounted gloves were before I fine tuned their position on the ring. You can see my left ring is near...

scubaboard.com

You can order the same gloves that Kubi includes from Grainger for 4.40/pair.

https://www.grainger.com/category/safety/hand-arm-protection/safety-gloves/chemical-resistant-gloves/general-purpose-chemical-resistant-gloves?searchQuery=Alphatec+87-118&sst=4&searchBar=true

I have some single pair of a few different gloves on order to find what feels like it fits my hands best.

I did put some size XL Showa 660 on my kubi rings as suggested by @Boarderguy and once I get the right size glove, I feel like those are sturdier than the Alphatec that come with the Kubi.

 

[admikar]

I went outside in the cold and tried to don/doff the suit with the 150g undergarment and base layer. Seals and zipper were fine, but I struggled with getting the suit on/off my shoulders. The suit fits snugly, but I'm not too limber and I went through Christmas and Thanksgiving after measuring for and ordering it. So I'm carrying about 10 extra pounds. That's okay, I don't mind asking for help on the shoulders until I get back into shape.

Once suit softens a bit it will become easier.

-I had a Trilobite holder installed on the left sleeve. It is super handy, but if you like to turn your suit inside-out for drying or to apply talc, the stiff fabric of the holster makes it all but impossible to turn that sleeve out completely. If your suit is tailored for big arms, that may not be an issue.. There is an option for installation on one of the leg pockets.

If it's your only cutting tool place it somewhere where you can reach it with both hands. Waist strap is the best

 

[BigViken]

I did a video of my new drysuit. I am really surprised at how nice it is. I can’t wait to dive with it.