Review Seaskin Nova drysuit

[rob.mwpropane]

My Nova undergarment is having zipper problems after 8 dives or so. The drysuit itself is fine. I find it a little challenging to frog kick in for some reason. My hips are not exactly flexible, meaning any constriction makes frog kick motion more difficult. That is the only thing so far. Mine is blue. I wonder how long before it starts to fade.

When you get in are you adding air at the surface and stretching out? If I don't the suit is restrictive and uncomfortable throughout a dive. When I do stretch out and get myself all through the suit it feels like I'm diving in a et of pajamas under water, very comfortable.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

You could have bought local to support local economy and you wouldn't have had to worry about sending it across the ocean and pay for the expenses and down time. BUT hey, you got a deal and bought a cheap suit.

Cheap and inexpensive are not the same. I am cheap, the suit was inexpensive.

It is a great suit.

 

[Dont_Hold_Your_Breath]

Sorry to hear you're having issues. I have my gripes with Seaskin, mostly that their sales team won't answer an email and they had an unworking email listed ont heir website for a long time but they do always pick up the phone.

I can only talk to my experience but I put over 100 hours on my SeaSkin suit in October including through some very rough terrain in shallow fast moving rivers up against rocks and bushwacking in the dark through heavy brush to remote sites and my suit has been awesome, no leaks. I used it for 6-8 hours a day in 50F water for 18 days with one rest day.

 

[MaxAir]

If needing to return a suit to Seaskin, best way I found was to ask them to provide a return label. Their shipping rates are very good and quick delivery service.

I had a user (dive buddy) caused zipper damage/failure plus some extra suit sizing adjustments needing work. Seaskin emailed a return label ($80 usd) to me and then once they finished the work, sent the suit back to me at no cost, no customs/duty/etc.

 

[Mario007]

Anyone knows what type of trilaminate they use? Also if someone kindly can post a close up picture of the fabric and another close up of the PU reinforcement?

 

[WillieJustice]

When you get in are you adding air at the surface and stretching out? If I don't the suit is restrictive and uncomfortable throughout a dive. When I do stretch out and get myself all through the suit it feels like I'm diving in a et of pajamas under water, very comfortable.

I will try that and see what happens. If the air isn't purged before diving, it is tough to sink. Getting buoyancy sorted is another whole issue I am working through now. It is just practice, which means I have to dive more. Gosh, what a burden.

For what it is worth, the undergarment zipper issue seems to have worked itself out. I like the drysuit a lot. I wonder if the undergarment might hold a lot of air and be causing some of the buoyancy challenges. Trim hasn't been a problem at all in this suit. No floaty feet issues since the legs seem to be cut pretty close and the neoprene socks fit well.

 

[admikar]

No, you just stretch to get suit in position and then you can purge.

 

[WillieJustice]

No, you just stretch to get suit in position and then you can purge.

Got it. There is always something to learn. Thinking about it, that will probably address it because of where the suit will end up. It isn't really a Seaskin issue.

 

[lexvil]

Got it. There is always something to learn. Thinking about it, that will probably address it because of where the suit will end up. It isn't really a Seaskin issue.

Make sure your exhaust is fully open, go vertical (head up) and drop, once the water presses in the air will come out.

 

[vioch]

Anyone knows what type of trilaminate they use?

Below is the information I received from Seaskin regarding the fabric's density, as per my request