The PaddlerUK magazine September 2015 issue 4 | Page 94

PADDLERUK 94 in association with in association with in inassociation associationwith with NRS Crux Drysuit www.nrs.com By Phil Carr of www.unsponsored.co.uk The Crux drysuit, by Idaho based NRS, is a front entry dry suit meaning that using the zip is far easier to do by yourself compared to a zip positioned on the rear of a suit. However, this has complicated the way in which the skirt tunnel has been formed, more on this later. The new Crux relies on plastic TiZips for both the entry and relief zipper, which is a change from the previous versions that used brass zips. www.nswatersports.com      In    my book I see this as an upgrade01642 as having 520234 used TiZips on various different suits I know that the technology works really well and is far more comfortable and flexible for the end user. Latex neck and wrist gaskets The Crux utilizes latex neck and wrist gaskets with neoprene over gaskets to help protect the latex nec