NYCkayaker NRS Extreme Drysuit On Sale: $356.25 Anyone have experience with this drysuit?

[William]

No I don't work for, nor sell this dry suit. 
I'm thinking of buying one. 
Anyone have experience with this drysuit?

It's not Gore-Tex, but it's suppose to be breathable ,
has feet, and is over $500 cheaper than Kok-a-tat's .
Thanks!
Will / in that other land called NJ 


--- mike <mpidel at optonline.net> wrote:

> 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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