Dry Suits
Top Picks
How we choose: The best dry suits highlighted here were selected based on 6 reviews of 4 products. Our top picks are those that are readily-available in the United States and have received the highest overall ratings from reviewers.
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NRS Extreme SAR Drysuit
(3 reviews)
Featured review
by Schifferj
It is what it says it is — an EXTREME search and rescue drysuit!
Reasons to Buy
- Durability
- Visibility
- Warmth
Reasons to Avoid
- Difficult to get feet into neoprene overboots
I work on a Fire Department Swift Water Rescue Team. Because of my familiarity with drysuits from my Dive Rescue experience the chief asked me to choose a drysuit for the team. I chose this one for a number of reasons foremost amongst those was the welded seams. Most kayaking drysuit come with taped seams and I just didn't feel that would stand up to the demanding use of our rescue team. Other features are the glow-in-the-dark sleeve patches, the durable cordura construction, and the team size concept.
Read more: NRS Extreme SAR Drysuit reviews (3)
Stohlquist Amp
(1 review)
Reviewed
by Dale Van Valkenburg
Best drysuit I've ever owned.
Reasons to Buy
- Price
- Works to keep you dry!
- Made in USA
- Pretty darn comfortable for a drysuit
- Adjustable waist
- Relief zipper
- Pretty darn easy to put on and take off for a drysuit
Reasons to Avoid
- Only comes in red
- Longevity?
This is my second Stohlquist drysuit, and it's a replacement for a Stohlquist Multi-Sport that I got on sale nearly 10 years ago. The Multi-Sport was imported from China, was very difficult to put on or take off, and ultimately leaked like a sieve through the fabric when I used it on a Memorial Day Middle Fork Salmon trip (i.e.; when I really needed it) in 2013, about 7 years into my ownership. It supposedly was under a lifetime warranty, but to Stohlquist that meant lifetime of the product, which, coincidentally, was deemed to be 7 years.
Read more: Stohlquist Amp review (1)
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