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

[bob1may at optonline.net]

I have one.  I Like it.I know (in real life)  three other people that have them.  They like theirs.I know (virtually) maybe six others that have them.  They like them.I've never seen a bad report on it.Can't beat it for the price.----- Original Message -----From: William Date: Monday, December 17, 2007 3:53 pmSubject: NYCkayaker NRS Extreme Drysuit On Sale: $356.25 Anyone have	experience with this drysuit?To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net> 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  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> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>www.Fon-is-Fun.org> > >>A website dedicated to sharing my experiences as a> > Peace Corps Volunteer> > >>in Benin, West Africa.  Learn to speak Fon, one of> > Benin's local> > >>languages.  The site also contains my Benin> > related stories, pictures,> > >>books, music, links, recipes, Q&A, discussions and> > more.> >> >>**********************************************************************> > >>The NYCKayaker mailing list is hosted by> > www.rockandwater.net, and is a> > >>public service offered to the kayaking community> > by the Hudson River> > >>Watertrail Association. Learn more about HRWA at> > www.hrwa.org> > >>> > >>To unsubscribe or change delivery options:> >> >>http://www.rockandwater.net/mailman/listinfo/nyckayaker> > > >> **********************************************************************> > The NYCKayaker mailing list is hosted by> > www.rockandwater.net, and is a public service> > offered to the kayaking community by the Hudson> > River Watertrail Association. Learn more about HRWA> > at www.hrwa.org> > > > To unsubscribe or change delivery options:> >> http://www.rockandwater.net/mailman/listinfo/nyckayaker> > > > > >      > ____________________________________________________________________________________Looking for last minute shopping deals?  > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.  > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping**********************************************************************> The NYCKayaker mailing list is hosted by www.rockandwater.net, > and is a public service offered to the kayaking community by the > Hudson River Watertrail Association. Learn more about HRWA at > www.hrwa.org> To unsubscribe or change delivery options:> http://www.rockandwater.net/mailman/listinfo/nyckayaker>