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Evan:
So I am considering buying a dry cag and I have found a quite cheap website but what I want to know is:

1. If I have a dry cag do I need dry pants as well?
2. Palm Sidewinder or Nookie Xtreme X2?
3. Should I consider anything in particular before buying one e.g. size differences/seals (neoprene v latex)

Who wants to start the advice giving?

Evan

Asho87:
neoprene seals arent as dry... they'd be on semi-dry cags.... the club wet cags have neoprene seals on the wrists as far as I remember!! dunno if they have neck seals - they didnt have cags back in my day ;)

my cag's semi dry n has neoprene neck seal and latex wrists. you pay more for the latex seals on both but they're drier..... :) mines all good though and I've always stayed dry... and i swim lots ;)

kjt:
If you have a dry top you don't need dry pants... just shorts can do during the summer. A few thermal pants/shorts could do you in the winter if you don't plan on swimming too much. My best advise would be to go to gods/i-canoe and try them first. It's something you deffo don't want to be too big... or small for that matter. The club cags are the equivalent of black plastic bags, dyed red of course! They wouldn't be near as good as a semi-dry cag.

kmck:
I would look at the sidewinder, it is a good cag. However alot of people over the years have gone with reed. Talk to Caoimhe, Killian and Siobhain. Dry cag dry pants combo???? I have been questioning it for a while if you are in the water at all thermals are not a good choice as outer wear. There are full lenght neoprene pants around that would be a better choice, Talk to joey or Dave B's Dad they use that combo. Dry pants don't stay that way if you are in the water for a long time, especially full immersion.

joxer:
Here is something worth thinking about before you buy. Talk to lorcan as well in person as this was a really bad swim and he does not think having a dry suit helped at all.

http://www.irishfreestyle.com/node/3623

Joxer

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