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#87632 11/01/06 03:07 PM 11/01/06 03:07 PM |
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | Regardless of what brand you get, take it from someone who could directly blame a visit to the emergency room on the lack of a relief zipper.... ...get one installed pronto. | | | Re: Drysuits
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#87633 11/01/06 03:25 PM 11/01/06 03:25 PM |
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Posts: 321 Albuquerque NM | Regardless of what brand you get, take it from someone who could directly blame a visit to the emergency room on the lack of a relief zipper.... ...get one installed pronto. This seems like a car wreck, you don't really want look but can't help yourself. So, I'll bite. What happened?
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#87634 11/01/06 04:08 PM 11/01/06 04:08 PM | Anonymous
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...get one installed pronto. I knew you were the stunt double for Alien, but acid piss too, damn.
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[Re: Mary]
#87636 11/01/06 05:54 PM 11/01/06 05:54 PM |
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Posts: 829 Charleston, SC | Yes, they do. There is a local girl here that has a "rear" relief zipper. It kind of looks like old school pajama rear.
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#87637 11/01/06 07:12 PM 11/01/06 07:12 PM |
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Posts: 1,246 Orlando, FL | zippers on these suits are ... well ... very robust. Any issues with them in light air when you want to be far forward laying on the hulls?
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[Re: PTP]
#87639 11/01/06 09:33 PM 11/01/06 09:33 PM |
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | During the Tybee, on the leg around the cape, I had to piss incredibly bad. I had to piss so bad that I couldn't hold it anymore. It was a pretty demanding day, and I was chugging down powerade/water like it was going out of style.
So I had to piss. I had to take off everything to get to the zipper. Life jacket, harnesss, drysuit, then my stuff under the drysuit. 3 miles out in the ocean hanging onto the back of the boom to support myself so I don't fall off with my piss going all over the boat was not fun.
Not only was it not fun, it took 10 minutes or so of Trey laying the boat down flat so I wouldn't fall off doing this maneuver.
Fast forward to the next day. Gonzo blasts coming between condos and I'm in and out on the trap back and forth all morning. Yesterday's ordeal getting in and out of the drysuit, and how many minutes it cost us, was fresh in my mind.
So I didn't drink enough out of my camel pack. I didn't want to get full again and have to piss and lose us more time.
4 hours or so of coming in and out on the trap and after the second pitchpole (first was a capsize) I was toast.
Also, the only reason I'm not afraid of looking like an idiot is so other people are aware of what can happen when you don't drink enough water when you're on the boat for a long time. Urinating is part of the process.
In retrospect, yeah, I'm a dumbass. I cost myself the pride of doing the whole race, and set back our time an hour at the least. I'm just glad that I'll never be that stupid again, and hope others aren't either.
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#87640 11/01/06 09:37 PM 11/01/06 09:37 PM |
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | but during something like the tybee, does it make a huge difference using the full drysuit vs a spray suit?
Its all about personal preference. Some people like keeping the salt and spray off all the time. Some get colder before others. During the southern legs, most people wear wetsuits/spray tops/rashguards. As you get more north, the drysuits start coming out on the balconies to air out <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> | | | Re: Drysuits
[Re: Mary]
#87641 11/01/06 11:13 PM 11/01/06 11:13 PM |
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Posts: 851 US Western Continental Shelf | Mary (and the other ladies), There is drop-seat zipper available on the ladies' Kokotat front entry suit. It is a horseshoe shaped flap with a zip that starts at the back of the thigh, goes up to the waist area, across, then back down to the back of the other thigh. If you look closely at this picture, you will see the end portion of the zipper. The drop seat zipper feature, available only on women's suits, cost about $160. One or two uses and you're happy to have paid it. Here is the link to the womens suit: LinkThere is another, more challenging option that requires a front relief zipper and the use of a special urinating funnel tool that is ergonomically shaped for the women's anatomy. | | | Re: Drysuits
[Re: avalondarlyn]
#87643 11/02/06 10:49 AM 11/02/06 10:49 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Yes, they will tailor a suit to your dimensions...I have no idea what it costs though.
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[Re: MauganN20]
#87644 11/02/06 11:03 AM 11/02/06 11:03 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | but during something like the tybee, does it make a huge difference using the full drysuit vs a spray suit?
The first year I did the Tybee, I wore the drysuit from Islamorada to Tybee and was very comfortable. The 'taking a potty break' thing, even with a relief zipper, is still a bit of a time consuming, and uncomfortable thing...although you tend to not worry so much about 'missing' with so much water flying around anyway. I would often find myself holding out and arriving on the beach having to make a mad dash to a restroom. Last year I wore the drysuit only for two days and have decided that I will wear the drysuit A) when I expect it to be quite cold or B) will be sailing in a pretty desolate area (like between Fernandina and Tybee). The drysuit is simply safer since it will extend your survivability and if a problem arises in a desolate area, I would expect one might come to appreciate that benefit. During the other legs, I'm wearing one or two layers of fleece under a pair of bibs and breathable spray top. It's really comfortable and offers a particular benefit for relief without much fuss.
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#87646 11/02/06 07:04 PM 11/02/06 07:04 PM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I'll mention the 800lb gorilla in the room.
I have not used them, but know others that have when they didn't have a zipper.
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Depends Let's just hope that they didn't have drysuits with booties but had an ankle seal (that you could open)
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#87647 11/03/06 10:33 AM 11/03/06 10:33 AM | Anonymous
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#87649 11/03/06 11:20 AM 11/03/06 11:20 AM |
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Posts: 3,114 BANNED | I'll mention the 800lb gorilla in the room.
I have not used them, but know others that have when they didn't have a zipper.
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Depends
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