Bill Tuthill wrote:

Carol Krueger wrote:
I had my entry zipper start leaking on my Kokatat Gortex suit...
So, if you still have your old suit, push Kokatat as they treated me ok
(3 yrs ago) after admitting that yes I did have a leaky zipper........

I did send in this drysuit twice, complaining of leaky relief zipper
both times, plus other problems. The first time they patched the area
around the zipper, the second time they told me YKK zippers don't leak.
You are right, Kokatat customer service is excellent. That drysuit is
over 10 years old and I've used it every winter since new. (The latex
booties did need replacing every year until Kokatat finally started
offering Goretex socks.) Unfortunately even if I could afford $850
for a new drysuit, a Kokatat suit without a relief zipper sounds bad.
(If your name is Carol, you perhaps have different needs. ;-)

I don't think the Palm Sidewinder zipper is totally waterproof either.
The metal zippers are supposedly more so, but perhaps fail with age.

Johnny Thunder "Johnny wrote:

NRS HydroSkin is the best I have used. I use it under my dry suit and
under a paddle jacket. I haven't used a piece of polypro in years.

I don't understand why you would pay $177 for Hydroskin pants and top
to wear under your drysuit, when a woolen union suit costs under $30.
Nor do I understand why people pay $137 for a Hydroskin Farmer John
when a neoprene Farmer John costs only $85 and is warmer. Personally
I find neoprene wetsuits perfectly comfortable.

I have found the HydroSkin to be warmer and more comfortable than wool,
polypro or any wet suit.

JAM