To zip or not to zip

[divezonescuba]

What's the best way to store drysuits, zipped, unzipped, or mostly zipped, but not all the way. Best in terms of zipper life? Does it make a difference whether front or back?

 

[FlyinV]

The Bare owners manual said to store it unzipped.... but then it should be out diving not being stored

 

[MrsBBC]

This probably depends on the individual drysuit. So it would be better to ask the individual manufacturer.

At O'Three I believe I was told to keep it closed and hung up on a sturdy hanger.
I think Robin from O'Three said something like the zips themselves are shipped to O'Three open, and maybe the advice is to keep them open, but that's just the zips. When on the actual drysuit, O'Three recommended zipped up, on the hanger, just like all the suits in their shop.

Eee gads I was only there recently, If I have this all wrong I will look like a right fool!

Nic

 

[rhwestfall]

My OM from my DUI said "unzipped" with the guard zipper (there is a zippered panel over the DS zipper) "zipped" to take any load off of it if on a hanger, though they recommend it rolled in its travel bag once dry....

 

[Teller]

I keep my DUI unzipped with the zipper cover unzipped as well.

 

[ajduplessis]

Unzipped with no "sharp" bends on the zip.