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Sylvain Fauvel[_4_] Sylvain Fauvel[_4_] is offline
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Default 1 piece or 2 piece dry suit

On 2009-01-08, Micheal Artindale wrote:

"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message
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Per Micheal Artindale:
I have seen a one piece for around $800. I can get a 2 piece for about
$400.

Suggestions?


What's the 2-piece? Farmer john bottom, dry top with a rollover
gasket at the waist? Or something else?
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PeteCresswell


http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...45524442503911
is simmular to the dry tops i am looking at. The dry bottom is not the
farmer john type, it is like a pair of trousers.

Gaskets are at the waist, neck, wrist and ankle openings. I think I have
seen a pair of bottoms that had attatched socks.

Micheal


I would go for a Bottom or 1 piece with socks Attached. Cold feet is a
common problem, even with a dry-suit.

Also, the attached sock can be either latex (can tear more easily)
of neoprene. I would go neoprene. Actually i have Latex socks
attached but am considering a change.

I never tried a 2 piece so i wont comment on 1 vs 2 pieces.


Sylvain
fauvel at emt dot inrs dot ca