Drysuit Storage - how do you keep yours?

[incapete]

I dry mine hanging up with the zip open and the zip cover closed. Then I fold it loosely and place it in my kit box.



Yes, don't stop diving in the winter you wuss! Even if it's a puddle jump you can still keep your hand in

My thoughts exactly, if you aren't diving in winter, sell the drysuit and get a semidry, much easier to maintain and cheaper As you've got the drysuit, don't be a pussy and get out there and use it There is the ironing in January, Freeze your nuts off in Feb (probably) and there will probably be something going off in December.

I knew someone was going to come back with that answer!

I've not put my name down for the ironing - is it too late to sign up?

[ScubaNat]

You don't dive in the winter???? Good lord man, that's half the season gone in the UK!

Mine hangs zip open from a hanger with a roll of kitchen towel shoved in the neck for two reasons (currently)
1. to absorb any excess mosture that might be left
2. to try and stretch the neck seal because I'm being garrotted mostly and haven't plucked up the courage to chop off a ring yet!

[Scuba Steve]

ooohhhh yeah and dont stop divin durin the winter . just cut back . vis can be soo much better

[Scuttler]

to chop off a ring yet!

Ouch!

[incapete]

I knew it was going to cause a fuss to suggest I wasn't diving over the winter!

I guess in my heart of hearts I knew that even to suggest it was a bad idea - the thing is that I will probably carry on diving through anyway but I was having an idle thought at work about the idea of not freezing my nuts off in the next couple of months which seemed attractive to me. Just having a man-flu day

You're all right - scratch the "packing up for winter" plan - I've got to keep it up otherwise I'll not be up for the Adv. Nitrox course I'm planning to do in March.

[Bomber]

Mine gets hung by the feet with the zip closed.
Zip is lubbed with some silicon stuff before it goes into the carry bag to be transported up to the dive site....
Then the process is repeated for the following week .... mind you it is mainly puddles so not a problem with salt.... if however it has been in the salt or it is starting to humm its own merry tune it gets a dunk in a luke warm bath with milltons in it then hung by the boots in the shower before going back in the garage

[Graham Smith]

PM'd an alternative solution, involving keeping it wet!

[incapete]

PM'd an alternative solution, involving keeping it wet!

Not a bad idea - I can't see the site at work but I'll check it out when I get home tonight!

[Timbo]

We had a discussion on this amongst our members the other week, and it seems that zip failures are most common when stored open..my own included..I started to store my trusty 10 year old+ suit with it's zip open after a recommendation, and it failed within a very short period..
Thinking about it ,the zip is supported whilst closed and there is less chance of a tooth being dislodged or damaged whilst locked in position..

[fezboy]

Mine is still in the boot of the car, stuffed in a corner... over 1500 dives, 8 years old and still going strong, the suit has lived in the car for most of that time... not exactly role model I know, but why fix something that isn't broken