drysuit fabric 'socks'

Hi All,

New to sailing and loving it,

On a RYA 1+2 couse on a cold reservoir in yorkshire and got myself a drysuit after the instuctors threatened capsize practise!
(I'm a poor swimmer and was woried that the shock of cold water would be a bit scary )

My drysuit has fabric 'socks' which are much bigger than my feet. It's not a huge problem but the socks are a little uncomforable when scrunched up inside my wet boots.

Any tips on how to get my feet comfy ? should the socks be tailored to fit my feet by drysuit magicians ? 

Edited by Jumps - 28 Jun 19 at 8:13pm

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Jumps Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 27 Jun 19 Location: Yorkshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jumps Report Post Quote Reply Topic: drysuit fabric 'socks' Posted: 28 Jun 19 at 8:12pm
	Hi All, New to sailing and loving it, On a RYA 1+2 couse on a cold reservoir in yorkshire and got myself a drysuit after the instuctors threatened capsize practise! (I'm a poor swimmer and was woried that the shock of cold water would be a bit scary ) My drysuit has fabric 'socks' which are much bigger than my feet. It's not a huge problem but the socks are a little uncomforable when scrunched up inside my wet boots. Any tips on how to get my feet comfy ? should the socks be tailored to fit my feet by drysuit magicians ? Edited by Jumps - 28 Jun 19 at 8:13pm

The Moo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Jun 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 807	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Moo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 19 at 9:17pm
	You normally get wetsuit boots 1 or 2 sizes too big to go over dry suit feet.

MerlinMags Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Admin Group Joined: 19 Mar 04 Location: UK, Guildford Online Status: Offline Posts: 584	Post Options Post Reply Quote MerlinMags Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jun 19 at 9:35pm
	1. Wear normal socks inside the drysuit. 2. Pull the feet tight, even if that means your heel isn't on the heel of the drysuit perfectly. 3. Fill your wetboots with warm tap water before you try to push the drysuit feet in. 4. If you really cant get comfy, you can switch to ankle seals... but your feet will be cold and wet!

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3395	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 19 at 12:32am
	Yup, big boots, thick socks inside the drysuit and you'll be surprised how quickly you forget that they felt uncomfortable when you first put them on. Edited by Sam.Spoons - 29 Jun 19 at 12:07pm
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Jumps Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 27 Jun 19 Location: Yorkshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jumps Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 19 at 11:54am
	Thanks All, Will try thicker socks !!