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Drysuit repair and alteration experience.
Yeah, I know what some of you think: "He never wanted a dry suit."
Granted, I didn't, mostly because of the high price they normally are. Yesterday I bought a brand new one for 10 euro's (That's roughly 12 US$) at a local smoke and water dagame shop, the only downside was that the latex neck and ankle gaskets were damaged. I thought that there was already an amazing price on the tag, but due to the extensive damage to the gaskets I talked the owner down to 10 Euro's :-). Since it's really comfortably my size (6'8") and since the ankle gaskets were shredded, I guess very few people would be interested in even asking for the price. Now that I have bought it, I have a couple of questions for experienced dry suit owners: -I want to add a relief zipper. Can this be done by someone handy enough to replace the latex gaskets, or do you recommend having it done by a company who specializes in that? -I want to add neoprene gaskets over the latex ones, in part to prevent scratch and UV damage as well as to keep the water out even better. Anyone know of a company in Europe who does that kind of alteration? I can do it myself, cutting up an old thin wetsuit and sewing on the gaskets myself. Still, I prefer it done by someone who knows what they're doing... :-) -I was thinking about having latex socks added to it instead of gaskets. I remember reading on RBP (probably years ago) that it is better for the circulation as well as making certain that you keep your feet dry. I was thinking about wearing booties over them. Anyone know where I can find those latex socks in Europe (or online?) ? Finally, I only found one company (Hiko, in Prague, CZ) who seems to do the replacement of latex gaskets. Anyone know of such a company closer to the Netherlands? -- 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/ |