This suit is among the best of the new crop of compressed neoprene drysuits
Bare’s new self-donning X-C-S-2 Tech Dry is made of two-mil hyper-compressed neoprene sandwiched between a tough nylon laminate on the outside and a high-stretch “frictionless” laminate on the inside. Seams use a new “no-stitch technology” that incorporates “pinstripe-width” double heat tape that doesn’t interfere with the suit’s overall stretch characteristics. The front-entry zipper is a flexible Ti-Zip design, and you get a choice of latex or neoprene neck and wrist seals. Everywhere you look you find anti-abrasion protection —on the shoulders, elbows, under the arms, and, of course, in the knee area. The suit comes with either vulcanized rubber boots or soft socks. Bottom line: compressed neoprene drysuits are the rage among today’s cold-water divers, and Bare’s X-C-S-2 Tech Dry ranks among the best of them.
