C-Forum

All my gear needs replacing after many happy years of hard use.
I need advice on what's the best dry jacket for c-1 use?

What's a good footwear for c-1 (has to be flexable because I'm low)?

Also my old Lotus coretemp shorts are history, I'd like to find that (in med), or something similar for cold weather use.

Thanks for any help,
Dennis

NRS Derperado Shoes are pretty nice and have almost zero bulk.

I'm looking at the new PeakUK creek top because it has shoulder padding which is nice for us single bladed phags.

You might actually want to look at the NRS Desperado Socks, its a little less bulky than the shoe....plus you can get a nice day glow orange color. I have a Kokatat Tropos Helix Drytop, I have no clue if its the best by any stretch but its been good to me......that PeakUK top with padding sounds like a winner though.

I'm actually pretty interested in see what people say for pants, I switched back to OC so I know I need some HydroSkin Pants or something and a pair of DryPants for this Fall/Winter myself.

pdown2 wrote: I'm actually pretty interested in see what people say for pants, I switched back to OC so I know I need some HydroSkin Pants or something and a pair of DryPants for this Fall/Winter myself.

I will probably invest in a full drysuit for this fall/winter. But last year I wore the NRS black rock dry pants with a semi-dry top. I took plenty of fully immersed swims and only had an inch of water at most above the ankle gaskets that seeped in between the top and bottom. But, that said im still gonna get the full suit for this year.

good footwear for C-1?

bare feet man, nothing but.

I also use NRS black rock dry pants and I think there awesome, a little tricky at first to find the right comfort spot. Also an old macpac cag top, which doesn't breath, so I get a bit sweaty but it is really strong material and has copped bucket loads of abuse and still looks and functions like it is new. Standard 5mm diving booties with zip on the inside, the best thing about these is they have no seam on the front of the boot, comfortable and warm. Also have found wearing a skull cap keeps me so much warmer. I have just bought my wife a new STOHLQUIST freeride cag and I hope that it does her well, it looks very strong and flexable.
We live in southern Tasmania where a drysuit is not really essential but if we had the spare money we both would get one each.
There are so many great products now on the market that it makes it hard to choose, especially when you love the gear you already have.
STOHLQUIST
NRS
KOKATAT
IMMERSION RESEARCH
PEAKUK
PALM
ARTISTIC
LANGER
NOOKIE

best of luck, cheers
Hippostan