SWS Sahara Drysuits

[hogexpress]

Don't see these anymore. Guessing they stopped making them. Anyone know of a similar style replacement?

Thanks

[Than_Bogan]

NO! But if you find one, buy me ten of them. Although a little more restrictive than the newest ones, the Sahara was much warmer and much more durable than today's offerings. I ran roughly 10% of my lifetime's successful -38s in one of those. (Ok, I did it twice...)

[lpskier]

Ditto what @Than_Bogan said, except I don't have any 38's to my drysuit credit. Surely a 32, maybe a 35. Never a 38.

 

Sahara's are the best, warmest drysuit out there. If you have one that needs fixing (or any other wetsuit product from any company) try Blownout Wetsuit Repair in Santa Cruz, Ca., although Ski Warm used to repair them as well, for free, and they'd replace stuff that wasn't yet torn or leaking, "just in case." Ski Warm is great about that stuff.

[6balls]

There's always been demand and a loyal following for these...why hasn't another firm picked up the design?

[Dirt]

I agree. Mine finally died last winter after many years of service.

[PatM]

I still have mine and it is in great condition. In the spring I do try to get in my Camaro Black Tec as soon as possible though. I can say that I have not had the success that @Than_Bogan has in his.

[thager]

@OB1 What a Marine wears before he's scared!

[AKShortline]

O'neill is coming out with a full neoprene drysuit in 3mm that you might like. I sent my hybrid suit back to them this fall and was told that suit is discontinued, replaced by the full neoprene. We shall see.

[ALPJr]

I'm still very happy with my O'Neill Assault Drysuit 2mm (all neo) from 1996. It's in excellent shape. Gets used a handful of days per year.

[sixball]

Still running my Sahara and so worried what I will go to after it dies. Any time frame on the O'neill ?