Can large poeple use drysuits for kayaking? ?

Question

About 4 or 5 years ago we had some bad expericences and what we really want is a fat kayaker to say i swear by them

Thanx

Answer 1

If you don't know anything about a drysuit, it does not keep you dry. It lets in a layer of water that your body warms up to help keep you warm.

Answer 2

Sure, as long as you find the right size one and the right size of boat...

Answerer #2. No, a drysuit does keep you dry, a wet suit keeps you warm(er) by using a very thin layer of water between you and the suit.

Answer 3

I've boated with a guy who was 6'4" and easily over 260 lbs.  This is what he wears:

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?p...

It's none too big for him, but he says it works well.

Answer 4

i know what your getting at. the largest person i know who wears a drysuit isn't all that massive. but aeveryone alse wears a cag... including the big lads. i can't see why a dry suit would be any different.

i also know that drysuits have come a long way in the last few years and that they're much tougher and will put up with heavy creaking.

something you might be interested in is a new PeakUK design which you enter from the bottom. it zips from ankle to ankle along the inside of the legs. it probably won't be seen until the 2009 season but it's worth a look

i can't see anything wrong with a good cag/dry pants combination with a couple of quality thermals underneath

Answer 5

Haha queen of the universe. It's called a DRY suit not a WET suit.

Answer 6

Here's some helpful information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drysuit

Answer 7

Just get one in a large size, but whatever your size, drysuits are always tight and hard to get off!

*Angel*

Answer 8

No offense intended but both of the replies to this question are confusing drysuits with wetsuits.  Wetsuits allow a thin layer of water to get into the suit where the body heats up the thin layer rather than leeching out into the surrounding water.  Drysuits are designed to use air as an insulator. They are looser in fit than wetsuits and have neck seals and wrist seals that do indeed keep the water out.

I am not sure exactly why you need a drysuit.  If it is for insulation, scuba divers use a thicker under layer garment commonly called drysuit underwear which puts a layer between the skin and the suit. For a kayaker to do this there would be a higher chance of becoming overheated in one.  If it is for buoyancy most drysuits (with the exception of the crushed foam ones) do not help with that.

If you just want to keep dry, then using the drysuits with regular street clothes is acceptable.  The only wetness you will you will usually find will be from sweat unless of course there is a hole in the suit or you forgot to zip it closed.  Drysuits are a lot more costlier than wetsuits.

The mobility factor in traditional wetsuits is a factor to be considered. the best ones that I found that address this issue are made by a company called henderson. they have a super stretchy material called hyperstretch that is a bit more money than a traditional wetsuit but it gives excellent mobility.