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Default Drysuit Fabrics, Goretex vs Whatever

Per (PeteCresswell):
The lower-body mobility was no contest: the neo john won hands-down.


Here's another little minus for bag suits (at least the way most people use
them);

That nice, fluffy PolarTech or whatever that people wear under the suit for
insulation gets seriously compressed when you flop into the water and the
vacuum-pack effect sets in on the legs and lower torso.

The result is the opposite of what most would want: the suit is considerably
warmer when out of the water and *less* warm when immersed.

Still, I own one too - and I'm looking forward to getting back into it as soon
as a new neck seal arrives... But my old Bare Polar 5mm that I'm using for
backup is looking pretty to me right now...
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PeteCresswell