Has anyone bought one of these and are they any good. I sail North Scotland and have my cheap summer suit sorted but need eraly and late season kit. Sail laser4000 and do get wet now and then. Am tempted by drysuit this time instead of steamer as I hate the arm restriction a good steamer has caused in the past. Tires out the biceps more than playing the main. Some well priced drysuits going about including the gul solent and alpha typhoon but one that caught my eye was the magic marine thermo steamer. I like the idea as I don't like absolute restriction a normal drsuit can cause. The stretchiness appeals but is it watertight, is it warm, what do you wwear under it, do you need to wear the gloves and boots that go or does it seal without them and is it durable ????? Let me know if you have an opinion one way or the other.

I bought one - I do vary what I wear under/over it depending on the weather. For really cold days I wear a rash vest, thermal suit, the thermo dry suit plus a spray top.

One thing I have found is that I get wet feet with the supposedly dry boots. However they behave like a wetsuit then and still keep my feet warm. However this is not in freezing cold Scottish water.

So far I have been happy with it but I have not sailed in the depths of winter.

What he said mainly....

The wrist and ankle seals aren't as watertight as latex ones so I think you go need to wear the matching gloves/boots (or similar - someone pinched me gloves...) with the overlapping cuffs.  Both boots and gloves have a double cuff, the drysuit cuff goes in between them and then has a velcro strap round it.

The suit is warmer than a conventional drysuit.  I usually wear a thin fleece suit or thermals under mine where I might have been wearing both under my old suit.  It isn't breathable at all.  The "dry" boots aren't and I've bought wetsocks for this spring!

I sailed the cat in it in the Forth up until Christmas and never felt cold - even during a rather prolonged capsizing episode.  Don't think I'd get another one because of the faffing about with putting gloves etc on though.

Avoid spaying... at all costs     

You can just wear what you have on under you dry suit unless it leaks then you

walk areund all wet

Cheers for replies. It leaves me in 2 minds. Low risk would be just get conventional drysuit as nobody is saying this is brilliant and dead warm and dead good mobility. I don't mind if it lets in a bit of water as even in breathable suits the sweat makes me wet - and if this still keeps you warm that is fine - but it seems it is not that warm and not that dry either. It also seems there is mixed opinion as to whether or not it needs their boots and gloves. I would plan to wear it with normal wetsuit booties i.e. by crewsaver with good hiking support, and normal gloves. If this is a bad idea I will definately opt for a different suit.

Anyone feel strongly they are glad they got this and not the traditional breathable suits - and if so why ?

Mike