Bill Tuthill wrote:
"(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
Finally, if somebody's trolling for dry suit info, I'd opine that
if Kokatat is calling out to them, they also need to check out
www.ossystems.com - particularly the "Spirit". The long zipper seems to
eliminate the need for a convenience zipper and it looks to me like
they've got a friendlier sizing system for us statistical outliers.

Yup, medium tall (for me). Also, OSsystems is quite good, perhaps as good
as Kokatat, at servicing their drysuits long-term.

From the OSsystems website, I can't really tell the difference between
the Spirit and the Splash-B-SRB-EC. They are both about the same price.
The latter seems to be a Splash-B-SRO-B without the convenience zipper
(relief zipper as us Yanks call it).

I've said this before, and will say it again: the relief zipper just adds
cost, weight, and one more possible source for leaks. No reason Kokatat
can't build drysuits with a main zipper that serves double duty.

Perhaps so, but most dry suit manufacturers don't do that, possibly due
to size restrictions on waterproof zippers. I won't buy a dry suit that
doesn't have a relief zipper of some sort.