tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112012213416238480.post7764604869086030182..comments2023-10-02T06:27:50.615-04:00Comments on Live to Sail and SUP: Neil Pryde Dry SuitsGeorge Markopouloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16439149933631899175noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112012213416238480.post-72653572883067772892008-11-24T16:02:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:02:00.000-05:00Ken, what are the coldest conditions you've had th...Ken, what are the coldest conditions you've had that Promotion out in??George Markopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439149933631899175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112012213416238480.post-45362710837555888812008-11-24T11:49:00.000-05:002008-11-24T11:49:00.000-05:00Yah, I'm a huge ProMotion fan now. I actually had ...Yah, I'm a huge ProMotion fan now. I actually had my NP drysuit zipper completely rip open on the water last fall. Luckily it wasn't too cold and I was near the shore but mid-winter it could have been tragic. I too have the ProMotion 5/3. I wear a little something under it (a rubber shirt or a sleevless shorty) and then on top I wear a hooded vest. I've been tumbled in some nice size whitewater with very little water intrusion.<BR/><BR/>Another benefit of wet over dry suits is that I don't get pissed off when I do get a little water here or there 'cause, hey it's just a wet suit!<BR/><BR/>Oh and I don't dislocate my shoulder trying to zip up!<BR/><BR/>BTW, a vest over a drysuit would hold everything together if the zipper failed.<BR/><BR/>Ken KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112012213416238480.post-88426942136355930352008-11-24T07:31:00.000-05:002008-11-24T07:31:00.000-05:00David-i believe there are some that are baggy, but...David-i believe there are some that are baggy, but i wear the sort that are skin tight, traditional suits.<BR/><BR/>The material of a dry suit is no different than a wet suit. The zipper however is beefed up, and is supposedly "dry", so that no water is continuously flushing thru the suit, hence the "dry" moniker. <BR/>To confuse you even more, no suit is truely dry, only less wet than others, and hence warmer.<BR/>confused?George Markopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439149933631899175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112012213416238480.post-69315709947222814172008-11-24T01:14:00.000-05:002008-11-24T01:14:00.000-05:00Are dry suits baggy? Are they like the Huey Lewis ...Are dry suits baggy? Are they like the Huey Lewis and the News video where they jet skied up onto the beach in Florida and stayed dry in their tuxedo's (you know you remember it!)<BR/><BR/>Or...are t hey a simple better skin tight wetsuit?Lanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866122996788741704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112012213416238480.post-31635054328253347972008-11-23T11:02:00.000-05:002008-11-23T11:02:00.000-05:00Mac-yeah, Ken Kellar has a ProMotion suit and he s...Mac-yeah, Ken Kellar has a ProMotion suit and he seems to be happy with it. <BR/><BR/>This is my second NP dry suit. I know, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Its all on me this time. My mistake on buying that suit.<BR/><BR/>However, once the warranty repairs are effected, I s/b good for another 1-2 yrs?George Markopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439149933631899175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112012213416238480.post-84522027222105720542008-11-23T09:37:00.000-05:002008-11-23T09:37:00.000-05:00When you get ready to replace it check out the Pro...When you get ready to replace it check out the ProMotion suits at www.wetsuit.com, they even have a dry suit. I just got a 5/3 with their ADV windskin. I rubbed it against my tailgate the other day on it's inagural outing and thought for sure I cut it...Didn't even leave a mark.Outdrsmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540807323794572514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112012213416238480.post-18001587464630156802008-11-23T07:52:00.000-05:002008-11-23T07:52:00.000-05:00Dave-yeah its gets windy around here, but unfortun...Dave-yeah its gets windy around here, but unfortunatley, we need to wear 30 lbs of rubber to sail it! temps drop to an average in the mid 30s I think. But even during the dead of winter, there is a wide fluctuation with temps up into the 40s - and even 50s in Jan. the only thing that will keep me off the water is if it freezes..George Markopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439149933631899175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112012213416238480.post-89747052105699574242008-11-22T17:00:00.000-05:002008-11-22T17:00:00.000-05:00It must get very cold up there, not even sure we c...It must get very cold up there, not even sure we can get dry suits here! Bring on summer, boardies and a rashie is how I want it to be!Lanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866122996788741704noreply@blogger.com