Dry Suits

Scuba diving is a sport that can be done in a wet suit or dry suit as well as in diving skins. Many people who choose to dive in cooler waters most often will choose to own or rent a dry suit. Rubber dry suits are different from wet suits in one major way, dry suits are made to prevent water from ever entering under the suit, where wet suits let the water in but also work to keep your body temperature up. Other minor differences in a dry suit from a wet suit is that a dry suit will often expose your head, hands and feet where a wet suit will often cover all these parts. You can buy hoods, gloves and boots or booties to cover these unprotected areas.

A dry suit does just as it sounds it works hard to keep you dry and can be very uncomfortably hot in warmer or hot water or air. Because of this dry suit scuba diving is often done in cooler waters between 28-60 degrees Fahrenheit. Because dry suits are made to keep water from getting into the suit you will naturally have better insulation when wearing a dry suit.

Once you have decided that a dry suit is what you are looking for, and you may have more questions before you make that decision. If you do have more questions about what type of scuba diving suit you need you can always ask your local dive shop for helpful information. There are many different reputable brands to choose from when purchasing a dry suit for scuba diving. Some of these great dry suit diving brands that have good review and comparable prices include; Palm Classic dry suits (great prices), DUI dry suits, Kokatat dry suits and Bare Polarheat dry suits.

There are other accessories that you will need to look into purchasing if you are planning on buying your own dry suit. These are not item that are imperative to have but they may save you money in the long run and can be quite handy to have around as they are important to take care of your dry suit. You will need a dry suit dryer to maintain and keep your dry suit in good condition when it is being cleaned or you will want to be dry cleaning your suits. This important whether you have a dry suit or a semi dry suit as is all the above information.

Other bits of information you will want to have on hand is if you are a kayaker you will want to measure the kayak for dry suits to ensure fit. You will also be aware that because dry suit diving is a dangerous sport your suit is made to protect you. This means that your dry suit may and probably will get damaged from time to time, because of this it is important to know where you can get dry suit repair done as well as dry suit repair parts. These will be good to know to preserve the investment you are making when buying your own dry suit.