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Henridrysuitist wrote: August 6th, 2025, 6:47 pm These suits are what I love. Henri lloyd made them with neoprene lining and crewsaver made a number of really heavy duty suits with white pvc lining. I have a number of these bought off ebay and with new rubber seals they can be like new. Sucking the air out so your body is vacumn packed is a feeling like no other. Normally I add cagoules over the top.

I've just bought one of those Crewsaver drysuits with the white PVC lining on ebay, I'm looking forward to slipping into it when it arrives.

I really love the old kind of non breathable drysuits with socks and gaskets of latex.
I've sailed dinghy many years in them.
Fitst a white and grey Rukka drysuit. After that a white-red-blue Musto. Then a grey and red Musto.
Loved the pvc inside where you could see the beads of sweat.
Damn what you could get wet from sweat in them!

Sailing as a youngster in this sort of clothing is what got me into this type of fetish! Back in the day we used to wear those non breathable drysuits even in the summer out on the water with only underwear beneath. What a feeling if slightly wet from sweat after 3 hrs. Musto made some brilliant kit in the 1980 and early 90s and i still have some of this including a two piece drysuit which apart from the latex seals having been replaced are in as new condition in many cases. That fabric was literally bullet proof and felt so smooth against the skin especially when wet with condensation. The later pvc coated fabric feels better to wear but does not last that long before it delaminates which is a shame.

Nice to hear that there are more people here who have experience with and still appreciate the old type of drysuits for sailing and other water sports!
Sailing with the drysuit in the summer and not having much clothing underneath was really great!