Looking for gaitors

[a64pilot]

Personally, I think that's ridiculous. Neoprene drysuits might very well have a close fit. But bag suits are just that -- bags. Even a custom made bilam or trilam is going to be baggy and could have a lot more air migration to the feet. Also depends on whether the suit has hard boots that require a larger opening in the leg, or soft boots where a closer fit is possible.

FWIW, My Bare bi-lam's were loose fitting on my legs, and I had "issues", never wore gaiters, but did end up a time or two with my legs fully inflated looking like an idiot, and the rest of the suit in a slight squeeze. Now I have an off the shelf neoprene suit and I have no issues at all, it swims like a wet suit.
Never had a custom made dry-suit, so I don't know what I'm missing.

[MORGAN]

Up here in the great north woods, I use a drysuit that has room for lots of thick undergarments under it. When I dive with less insulation in warmer water, my suit is looser and the gaiters take up the slack so that I won't get too much air in my legs.

[rddvet]

Up here in the great north woods, I use a drysuit that has room for lots of thick undergarments under it. When I dive with less insulation in warmer water, my suit is looser and the gaiters take up the slack so that I won't get too much air in my legs.

That is the solid explanation I was looking for. We've had kind of the opposite. We bought custom cut drysuits and expected Fl would be our coldest dives, but had them pad the cut for thicker undergarments just in case. Now that we've started travelling to colder areas it would be nice to have a little more room for thicker undergarments. Anything thicker than the santi 400gram wouldn't work.

[Paulmal]

That is the solid explanation I was looking for. We've had kind of the opposite. We bought custom cut drysuits and expected Fl would be our coldest dives, but had them pad the cut for thicker undergarments just in case. Now that we've started travelling to colder areas it would be nice to have a little more room for thicker undergarments. Anything thicker than the santi 400gram wouldn't work.

Try 4th element undergarments, I love their stuff, really warm, designed to be layered so add more as the water gets colder, their heavy stuff is not to lofty so does not need tons of space in you garbage bag(oops. I mean dry suit).


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[Sludge]

I've owned four tri-lams and never needed gaiters. Three have been customs but one was off the rack.