DIY Drysuit

howabouttheiris · Addict Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 677 City: Austin, TX

Has anyone done a DIY drysuit for wakeboarding?

Your neck and arms could be slightly leaking as they are not totally submerged.

Your ankles could be taped or renovated with water tight collars.

Your seams would not need to be perfectly tight, as you could have a driver circle and pull you out in less than 1 minute.

Has anyone converted a cheap one - piece waterproof rainsuit into a boarding drysuit?

I think I am going to give it a shot. I just wanted to see if anyone did this and had any advice.

I figure with the $389 price tag, there could be something done with a $19.99 Academy rain suit..... even if it lasted 4-3 times.

howabouttheiris · Addict Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 677 City: Austin, TX

possibly starting with a suit like this....

http://www.getgeared.co.uk/acatalog/Proof_Splash_Rain_One-Piece.html

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

The problem is the seals and zippers. Water gets in fast if there is any leak. Expect to have a suit full of water by the time the boat circles around.

And you're not shopping around if you plan to pay $389. I got mine for just over $200.

howabouttheiris · Addict Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 677 City: Austin, TX

I found the Gladiator drysuit for $239 at Overtons.....
Anyone have a review on it for me?

melty_1 · Newbie Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 9 City: San Diego

Last year I was looking at drysuits from an Army surplus kind of place online. They were only like $25 so I was going to try one out as a spare boat drysuit. Something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Sz-5-ANTI-EXPOSURE-DRY-SUIT-FLYERS-COVERALLS-CWU-74-P_W0QQitemZ320076899805QQihZ011QQcategoryZ36068QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Never got the chance to see if they'd work at all, but still an interesting idea. If you try it out, be sure to post the results.

Sheri

w2w motive · Outlaw Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 105

bad idea. a dry suit with a big enough hole or ripped gasket will sink you to the bottom of the lake, life jacked or not, if you go in head first and water gets in your kneck seal, your done for.
id reccomend shopping around.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

w2w motive, umm any water that gets in your suit would immediately become neutrally buoyant. You would not sink to the bottom. And typically you wear a vest with your suit even if it did fill up with water.

P hat in Cincy · Posted: Mar 23, 2007 9:00 am Post subject:

T2Ride · Posted: Mar 23, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject:

Just shrink rap yourself!

kevthayer · Outlaw Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 231 City: Benicia

I made one......

J.M.B · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 8:12 am Post subject:

has anyone tried to tread water with all of their clothes on and shoes? its etreamly difficult and it would be near impossible with a dry suit full of water, i vote sink like a rock, if your 200lbs thats 200lbs that wants to sink to the bottom

oshensurfer · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 11:32 am Post subject:

J.M.B, Nope. Not like a rock.

I have swam with all my clothes on. Def not as bouyant, but no sinking going on.

J.M.B · Posted: Jun 01, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: