Dry suit
A dry suit is a type of protective clothing worn by scuba divers who are swimming in very cold water, such as in the Arctic ocean or the North Atlantic ocean. A dry suit is similar to a wetsuit, in that it helps to insulate the diver's body from the cold of the ocean. However, a wetsuit lets water to touch the diver's body, but a dry suit is sealed so it does not allow water to touch the diver's body. This means that a dry suit offers more protection from the cold ocean water.
Dry Suit Media
Rubber on two way stretch knit fabric has an external surface that is relatively easy to decontaminate:p76
Membrane drysuit in icy water
The neck seal, the zip, the inflator, a wrist seal, and the manual cuff vent of a neoprene dry suit
Silicone neck seal attached with clamping ring - view inside the suit
Silicone dry suit cuff seals with clip-on clamping rings: above - assembled, below - components
Shoulder (rear entry) zipper
Dry suit with front-entry zip
Plastic watertight dry suit zipper: tooth and seal edge detail - the watertight seal is made by pressing together the continuous ridge along the middle of the teeth when the zipper is closed.
Watertight and airtight dry suit zipper made by TIZIP, Germany: Detail of closed teeth showing interlock above and (not visible) below the seal edge.
Waterproof zipper installed on a membrane type dry suit
