I would like to kayak throughout the winter in Nova Scotia.

I have a 5mil wetsuit.

I am looking at getting a drysuit.

I have seen a one piece for around $800. I can get a 2 piece for about $400.

Suggestions?


Thanks

Micheal

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?
--
PeteCresswell

"(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?
--
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

On Jan 8, 9:33*am, "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?
--
PeteCresswell

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...%3Efolder_id=2....
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

Gaskets and zippers being the weak spots, I'd go to minimize them as
much as possible. You only get in and out of it twice a day, but rely
on it being waterproof constantly. Go one-piece.

--riverman

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?
--
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

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

What concerns me about my one-piece bag suit with integral
GoreTex socks is the prospect of shipping water, but not having a
place (ankle gaskets) for it to drain. It would just pool in the
legs. At some point, the weight of same could impede re-entry
into the boat.

Comfort/convenience-wise, it's the cat's meow, but I wouldn't
call it bulletproof.
--
PeteCresswell

(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Sylvain Fauvel:
I would go for a Bottom or 1 piece with socks Attached. Cold feet is a
common problem, even with a dry-suit.

What concerns me about my one-piece bag suit with integral
GoreTex socks is the prospect of shipping water, but not having a
place (ankle gaskets) for it to drain. It would just pool in the
legs. At some point, the weight of same could impede re-entry
into the boat.

Comfort/convenience-wise, it's the cat's meow, but I wouldn't
call it bulletproof.

You can make that type of argument about almost anything, but in the
real world, it's a much more theoretical problem than an actual one.
I've never heard of anyone dieing due to water in their dry suit. Unless
you paddle in conditions where you frequently tear up your clothing and
end up with water in it, it's simply not a realistic concern.

Sylvain Fauvel wrote:


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 have added goretex socks to my drysuit. That is less prone to tear and
thinner than neoprene socks, but at least you can continue to wear your
normal neoprene shoes. Also, unlike the latex ankle gastkets, the socks
have the added benefit of being a lot less tight around the ankle, which
means that they are not limiting blood circulation to your feet. That in
itself can make a big difference when it comes to preventing cold feet.

--
Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/

Wilko wrote:
Sylvain Fauvel wrote:


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 have added goretex socks to my drysuit. That is less prone to tear and
thinner than neoprene socks, but at least you can continue to wear your
normal neoprene shoes. Also, unlike the latex ankle gastkets, the socks
have the added benefit of being a lot less tight around the ankle, which
means that they are not limiting blood circulation to your feet. That in
itself can make a big difference when it comes to preventing cold feet.

Where did you find Gore-Tex socks that could be added to a dry suit. I'd
like to add some to mine, since the latex socks that are on it now are shot.

Micheal Artindale wrote:
"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message
...
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?
--
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

One of the big advantages of 1-piece dry suits is the elimination of
multiple waistbands that can feel like they're cutting you in half.
Additionally, you don't have to spend a lot of time mating the waist
seals and such as you do with a 2-piece setup. The dry bottoms that I've
seen have all been made of non-breathable fabrics and none of them had
attached waterproof socks. Both of these things, along with a relief
zipper, are important requirements for a dry suit system, IMO.