NYCkayaker Tropos or Gortex?

[mike]

http://nrsweb.resultspage.com/boating/Drysuit`
 I don't know how they make the neoprene neck seals on the kayak dry suits.
But as far as the ability for the neoprene seal to be waterproof, the
original diving dry suits and current Poseidon dry suits use neoprene neck
closures. Divers used them all the time for long periods underwater. 
The warranty on the topos is short, which I assume means the seams and or
zipper are not of the highest quality .  The cheaper NRS one has a very good
brass zipper.
I think one of the reasons why Gore-Tex dry suits are so expensive is DuPont
will not allow their name to go onto  the product unless the seams meet a
special sewing requirement. This  also adds weight to the garment, one of
the reasons why some of the  high-end  mountain climbing  and ultra light
hiking gear is not gore-tex. 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net [mailto:nyckayaker-
>>bounces at rockandwater.net] On Behalf Of Chris Starace
>>Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 10:51 AM
>>To: NYC NYC Kayaker
>>Subject: NYCkayaker Tropos or Gortex?
>>
>>Thanks everyone for your input as to how to dress under a dry suit.  I'm
>>considering getting one and I'm familiar with the Kokatat Tropos and
>>Gortex models.   I realize that the Tropos models with the Neoprene neck
>>gaskets may leak and are not as safe as the latex neck gasgets.   So I'd
>>opt for the latex gasket.
>>
>>My question is Tropos for a lot less money or the Gortex suit?  The life
>>time warranty is definitely an advantage of the Gortex suits.  My concern
>>is how much less breathable is the Tropos than the Gortex?  From previous
>>posts it sounds like if you dress for the water and you're working hard,
>>you could get hot even in a Gortex suit and need to cool off by splashing
>>water on yourself or rolling.  Does anyone have any experience with both
>>types of fabrics?  $900 is a lot of money versus $400 for the tropos and I
>>wouldn't want to go wrong.
>>
>>Are there any other brands, fabrics, models besides the Kokotat models I
>>mentioned above?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>
>>
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