: I have really enjoyed using a drysuit for the past couple years but this
: summer when the neck gasket blew open I lost a lot of faith in the latex
: material. I took very good care of the latex gaskets and after my neck
: gasket blew apart I wanted to find another type of gasket that I could
: trust my life on. After researching different types of neck gaskets used
: for diving and kayaking drysuits I decided to try making a gasket out of
: 1mm neoprene with nylon on one side and Glideskin on the other. The
: neoprene is very stretchy and slides easily over the head. It is
: completely waterproof after doing many rolls and is much more comfortable
: than the latex gasket. I thought I would post this message in case anyone
: else would like to try installing one on their drysuit. I put together a
: webshots album of what I did and would like to hear any ideas or comments
: that could make it better.

I'm at work and this browser won't let me go look, but the Stholquist drysuit I got last year has a neoprene neck gasket that I like alot, for the same reasons.

Bill H.