special forces immersion suit

[seanie35]

seen this on ebay kind of half like the idea no more waves over the waders lark complete freedom whilst wading sure the yanks wear complete wetsuites going after the stripped bass


http://cgi.ebay.com/Special-Forces-Imme ... 500wt_1156

[romofa]

Hi Seanie35,
A gentle word of caution about wearing an immersion suit/dry suit as illustrated. Air gets trapped inside the suit. There is a real danger that if you into the water head first, the air in the suit will end up in the legs, trapping you upside down in the water - not a pleasant idea

I use dry suits in my work and we wear 275 Newton lifejackets (almost twice the bouyancy of a "normal" 150 N lifejacket) to counteract the possibility of this happening.

The other thing about dry suits is that they are bloody hot if you are doing anything other than sitting around in a boat. I think you'll probably boil alive if you were casting for any length of time.

Finally, I'm not too sure about the idea of a pre-owned dry suit......

Regards,

Liam.

[seanie35]

Hi Seanie35,
A gentle word of caution about wearing an immersion suit/dry suit as illustrated. Air gets trapped inside the suit. There is a real danger that if you into the water head first, the air in the suit will end up in the legs, trapping you upside down in the water - not a pleasant idea

I use dry suits in my work and we wear 275 Newton lifejackets (almost twice the bouyancy of a "normal" 150 N lifejacket) to counteract the possibility of this happening.

The other thing about dry suits is that they are bloody hot if you are doing anything other than sitting around in a boat. I think you'll probably boil alive if you were casting for any length of time.

Finally, I'm not too sure about the idea of a pre-owned dry suit......

Regards,

Liam.

food for thought mightnt be a good idea after all unless its for beach fishing during a storm during the winter months thanks for the informed advice

[husshunter]

My brother bought one of them suits i think they were ex british navy dry suits ,his looked like it was never worn he loves it on the kayak.He got it for a great price too.

[seanie35]

Finally, I'm not too sure about the idea of a pre-owned dry suit......

is this something along the lines of "never eat yellow snow"