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

[jeff folmsbee]

My 2 cents, just get it, you want a drysuit, you need
one now, it's half price off kokatat, every suit has
it's issues -- gasket necks are water tight but chafe
and tend to rip -- neoprene would be fine unless
you're multiple rolling or something, in emergency
it'll keep the water out plenty well. Breathing-wise,
if it breathes at all then it's all about under
layering, I can sweat like a pig with two medium
layers when I should have just had one, the issue for
me is how to minimize inner sweat, which is what can
make you feel so chilled after you get out. So much to
balance.
enjoy,
jf
--- bob1may at optonline.net wrote:

> 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> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>
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