What is a semi-dry suit?
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fisheater
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But seriously folks, it's a wetsuit with better than normal seals, so they are supposedly warmer because less water flows through needing to warmed by your body.
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It would be more accurately called a semi-wet suit.
gndpdr
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i use a atlan "nordic" 7/5 "semi dry" it's very warm neck seals wrist seals and ankle seals as well as a chest area under the zipper i had it custom cut ..i love it ..it's made in canada i dove the greatlakes for years in it ..with no problems.
http://beta.atlaninc.com/index.php/by-temperature/freezing/75j-90fzspro
http://beta.atlaninc.com/index.php/by-temperature/freezing/75j-90fzspro
alewar
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can you pee in a semi-dry suit? perhaps that's why they are warmer.
peeing in a semi-dry is kinda like peeing in a drysuit. once you unzip, run......
i think semi-drys are far superior as a cool water wetsuit than any other thick suit. Yeah, it's not a "dry" suit, you will get wet, but since the seals are designed to minimized water exchange the water in the suit that your body has warmed stays with you and keeps you much warmer.
I dive a Mares Isotherm, and the thing sucked getting in and out of when i first got it, but after 20+ dives it broke in and now goes on and off like butter.
i think semi-drys are far superior as a cool water wetsuit than any other thick suit. Yeah, it's not a "dry" suit, you will get wet, but since the seals are designed to minimized water exchange the water in the suit that your body has warmed stays with you and keeps you much warmer.
I dive a Mares Isotherm, and the thing sucked getting in and out of when i first got it, but after 20+ dives it broke in and now goes on and off like butter.
vimaldude
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Can you take a regular wetsuit and glue in the neck/wrist seals made for a dry suit? Will that make it completely dry (except for the zipper).
Has anyone tried this?
Has anyone tried this?
No it will not because Neoprene is permeable, water leaks through it (albeit slowly) like a sponge.
Codyjp
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I knew a guy with one and he was dry on the torso after most dives. It worked pretty well, for a wetsuit.
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