Originally Posted by scooby_simon
Originally Posted by Team_Cat_Fever
IPlus you can blow warm air into you neck seal and add buoyancy and extra warmth in an emergency situation.


NEVER, EVER blow air into a drysuit. Yes, it adds buoyamcy, but it is movable buoyancy. IF ypu get rolled over, the air will instantly move up to which ever bit of the suit is highest, if this happens to be your feet, you float upside down. This is not good for you unless you can breath water.


Good point. I have a Musto Offshore drysuit(Way too bulky for cats) that has a tube specifically for that purpose, maybe someone should clue Musto in.It's the suit alot of the 'Round the world guys use.
I blew the thing up like an inflatable sumo wrestler one time and it floated me on my back fine but when it came time to stand up I couldn't put my feet down because of the buoyancy. I hadn't thought about it going the opposite way though.
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