Dry Suit; is it waterproof?

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  • Sinkoumn
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • Jun 2006
    • 578

    • MPLS - St. Paul, MN

    • Super Sport Nautique

    #16
    I wear a vest always when we ride in drysuits, The air inside bugs me when I jump in, so I'll bob in the water with my head and neck above water, then I just pull the neck-seal away from my neck and the water pressure basically pushes all the air out of the drysuit (I think is makes it much easier to ride in) - so then you basically have the same bouyancy as if you're riding without the drysuit.

    Plus sometimes if you fall hard enough or head first the suit can get a good deal of water inside of it (from forcing it's way in through the neck-seal (whatever the term is called for the super tight seal on your neck).

    But yes, wear a vest (on the inside of the drysuit IMO, it's no fun having to carry around a wet and freezing cold lifejacket after riding).

    You might want to look into the O'Neill Boost drysuit, it's a full drysuit and works PERFECTLY! Highly recommended.
    Neuston Boards
    Nautiques

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    • nch20skier
      • Feb 2004
      • 167

      • North Carolina


      #17
      You should always have some sort of flotation. I wear a show ski vest (see lake elmo sports) under my drysuit with a sweatshirt / sweatpants, never a problem.
      Also, I know of others who wear a barefoot suit over the drysuit when footing........
      88 Barefoot Nautique
      05 206 Team

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      • pj
        • Oct 2003
        • 323

        • Rochester, MN

        • 1991 SN 1996 SN

        #18
        Safety first. I think it comes down to what makes you feel comfortable. I wore my vest like once or twice and now I just wear the drysuit. It's a full neoprene drysuit and it has enough flotation even when it gets a good amount of water inside.
        Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For it is there you have been and there you will long to return. - Leonardo De Vinci

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        • 78LS2
          • Oct 2006
          • 183



          #19
          First, I used this dry suit for the first time a few weeks ago, and loved it! Kept me toasty warm, and bone dry. Best money I've ever spent. Well, close to the best

          Secondly, I tried to fit a vest on under the dry suit, and it would not fit. I could have probably got my head through the neck seal, but I don't know if I could ever have gotten it off?! I feel very confident that the suits floatation would keep me above water, but I worry about the law giving me a ticket. I will look into a show ski vest.
          \'03 196 LTD

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          • Kozmo
            • Sep 2007
            • 125

            • Virginia


            #20
            I have the same issue. Dry suit will not fit with a vest. Flotation is great with the suit. We make sure to have someone zip us up prior to going into the water so the suite does not fill up causing us to sink. That could be trouble. Yellow_Flash_Colorz:
            06 Air 216 TE

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            • 78LS2
              • Oct 2006
              • 183



              #21
              Originally posted by Kozmo
              I have the same issue. Dry suit will not fit with a vest. Flotation is great with the suit. We make sure to have someone zip us up prior to going into the water so the suite does not fill up causing us to sink. That could be trouble. Yellow_Flash_Colorz:
              Would the suit really "sink" if it filled with water? I can see it becoming harder to swim, but the water in the suit wouldn't be any heavier/more dense than the water in the lake, so why would it sink?
              \'03 196 LTD

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