Review Seaskin Nova drysuit

[MB NZ]

Balanced or unbalanced? I understand the basics.

 

[inquis]

Balanced or unbalanced? I understand the basics.

Unbalanced for me. Fewer things to go wrong, with many reports that they do eventually with balanced.

 

[lexvil]

Trigon, balanced

 

[Boarderguy]

Trigon, 100% it just works

 

[FlyingJaffaCake]

I've ordered my suit in the new green colour. Photos to follow in around 3 months

Regarding the Pee Valves, I went unbalanced as I'm hearing a lot about uncomfortable failures. Is there much truth to this or are we just hearing the bad news stories disproportionately more often?

 

[lexvil]

I've ordered my suit in the new green colour. Photos to follow in around 3 months

Regarding the Pee Valves, I went unbalanced as I'm hearing a lot about uncomfortable failures. Is there much truth to this or are we just hearing the bad news stories disproportionately more often?

The trigon has no failures with its newest design and even with the old one it was overzealous flushing that caused the issue.

 

[rob.mwpropane]

If it’s warm enough to not use drygloves it’s to warm for a drysuit.

I feel like you're calling me a wimp

If so.. it's true. I dove in FL early 2024 and in 70F I should have had more layers under my DRYsuit, lol.

 

[MB NZ]

I'm going to disagree. I've dived in quite a few places where a drysuit wasn't really required for a dive, but damn, it made the surface interval so much nicer. Dry gloves not required.

 

[WillieJustice]

I'm going to disagree. I've dived in quite a few places where a drysuit wasn't really required for a dive, but damn, it made the surface interval so much nicer. Dry gloves not required.

I haven't used dry gloves yet and haven't missed them. Diving in a 7mm two piece wetsuit works in Puget Sound, but a drysuit is much more pleasant. I do this for fun, not to suffer.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

My hands are the first thing to get cold during a dive. I would not dive in Washington, or anywhere on the West Coast of North America, without dry gloves.