mNeil
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dry suit owners take note!!!!!
if like me you have a dry suit(typhoon) for kitesurfing PLEASE remove all the internal buckles and braces BEFORE you go on the
water.
didnt with mine on saturday and am now suffering with buised ribs form a bad landing : my harness waistband trapping the buckles
against my ribs ...............they are now luckily only very sore................
cautionary tale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cant beat the dry suits though!!!!!!!!
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Fat Shady
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Sorry to hear that you took a beating Neil, hope you are ok.
I will certainly check my suit. Its about time I dug my suit out & played with the massif again!
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kitecaddy
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touche fart boy! iv not been to ynslas in a while either !
im sorry to hear about your bad landing too Neil , hope your well , take it easy pls and hope to see you soon
suz
[Edited on 15-10-2006 by kitecaddy]
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shem
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Dry suits..... bar humbug. wet suits are the way forward!!!!!
Kite & SUP wales
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kitecaddy
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i agree with u shem , iv never sur-come to a dry suit ! anyways what new toys are you getting next month? and are you going to share
them 
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Impi
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Drysuits at this time of year. Are the massive going soft? I was in my shorty all wekend and did not feel cold at all. You must
have been cooking in them sweat bags.
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mNeil
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ah well it was a new suit that had just arrived and i wanted to give it a try....anyway i use them not so much for the cold as for the
convenience of being able to take it off and on again; ie coming in for a spot of lunch , coffee,beer etc and it dont need drying when
staying over in the van. they really are the dogs danglies.....last spring i did go from the dry suit to my 1 ml shorty within one
week!!!!!!!
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Impi
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I bet it is going to be freezing next week. Just like last spring, one week full winter steamer or dry suit and the next a shortie.
Just a quick question on a dry suit. What happens if you manage to get a rather large hole in one 1 mile offshore? Do they fill up
with water and you end up joining the fish or is there safety mechanism for this kind of damage?
[Edited on 16-10-2006 by Impi]
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dunk
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I'm with Impi and Shem on this one.
I've had a drysuit in my works kit bag for donkeys, but I don't think they're the way forward.
Ever been caught in a rip in one????? you can't just expect a boat to pick you up. If it gets that cold, I'll go somewhere hot!
Oh and its a watersport, your ment to get wet!
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chris
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horse for courses.
must say for those of us who feel the cold. the dry suit is the best. the idea that 1 mile out to sea a large hole is gonna appear.
even a hole cause by a fin will be small and take a while to fill the suit ( i make sure there is no air in it. went out last year with
the zip not closed and only got a bit wet) water in the suit is not heavier than the water out the suit so you don't sink.
i have been dragged up the beach used nothing to protect my harness and there is not one sign of wear on my suit. floating in the sea
can get cold if you don't have enough layers on. anyway the suit can be inflated by breathing into it to aid buoyancy in an emergency,
and is wind proof so if you are really stuck out to see with your kite then i bet the wind chill will get you wet suit boys while I'm
sitting on my leading edge waiting to get rescued or with my kites leaging edge rolled up and kicking my way home with no wind
chill.
dont knock it until you've tried it.
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chris
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the only wetsuit worth talking about in this country is a snugg custom.
(sat wasting time at home with a broken hand)
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dunk
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What'd you do to your hand dude???????
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mNeil
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yep Chris has got it: no wind chill and i can speak from the experience of sitting astride my kite awaiting rescue in mid winter,warm
as toast in my dry; suit not wind chill.you can get undergarments that keep a layer of warm air between you and the suit but i find
just thermal wicking long jons and long sleevey keeps me toasty.
true ;holes dont suddenly appear and if they did you wont sink even if full of water; anyway water only fills an empty space and if you
have got all the air out before entering the water whats it going to fill......
yep you either like them or not.
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hi every1
jus wonderin how is the best way to store my DRY SUIT!!! is it best to leave it on a coat hanger many thnxs sar
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chris
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dunk mate i slipped over going for a cup of tea in the carpark and broke a bone in my hand ( third metacarpal).
should be back on the water in a week or two.
would be good to catch up
laters
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Fat Shady
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Wow, extreme T drinking, sounds dangerous 
Get well soon 
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I've been wearing dry gear for years as a kayaker and have tackled monstrouse grade 4+ rapids. The gear that I still wear today that
I've owned from new for 4 years and has seen the likes of the upper dart, tryweren and many spring snow melts in the alps. Believe me,
drysuits are very abraision resistant, I've elbowed and shoulder butted my way through many a gnarly rapid and my gear still looks
nearly new. the one repair that i've had was a neck seal that tore putting it on a little over enthusiastically. I've also been on the
river in -3 to -5, Ice in the bottom of my kayak an with good quality, fast wicking fleece undergarments, I was toasty
Good tip Chris, always expel as much air from your suit as poss!
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col123
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or just buy a drysuit with velcro brace's attachments
To Infirmary and beyond..
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dunk
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Hey Dudes,
Just got one of the Magic Marine Thermo dry suits, they're kind of a hybrid, 3 mm neoprene dry suit thats ment to be as warm as you
like! all the benefits of a dry and a wet suit.
www.magicmarine.com
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chris
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looks good dunk, could be the answer to the winter. when are you in borth next. i should be back on the water very soon.
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