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Idol Dry Suit (GORE-TEX Pro) with SwitchZip Technology

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Exclusively from Kokatat, the Idol dry suit with SwitchZip technology. The versatility of a dry suit and dry top in one.
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3 Reviews

  • 2
    IDOL DRYSUIT - Zipper durabilit

    Posted by EG on Jul 27th 2023

    The Idol was good while it lasted and I like the convenience of the two-piece. However, the zipper seems to have durability issues. After a short period of use it came off. Brought it to a local shop and they mentioned that a lot of people seem to be having similar issues and indicated a spot that seems to wear out quickly. Ended up sending it back to the factory and Kokatat replaced the zipper. While Kokatat stands by their warranty and has great customer service, this issue can leave you without a dry suit when you need it during the spring. Factory repairs are more of a hassle take a lot longer than a quick gasket replacement or patch that you can do yourself or at a local shop. I don't recommend the Idol unless they update the zipper. Since exchanges aren't allowed past a certain date, I'm selling my suit secondhand to either buy the Icon or a 7figure.

  • 4
    Idol Dry Suit: Great, but pay attention to your under layers

    Posted by Carlisle Landel on Dec 3rd 2022

    At first glance, this suit seems ideal: a dry suit that converts to separate dry top and pants. And it does the job. I just got off a 4 day Rogue River trip where temps were in the 20s every night and wet gear was frozen solid every morning, and this suit kept me toasty warm with the layers I had on underneath through several rolls and – ahem – one swim. When things warm up in the spring/summer, I'll have a nice dry top instead of having to purchase a separate top (my old dry top is at the end of its life). This flexibility was worth the price differential for this suit over its one-piece siblings in my mind. That being said, I do have a minor quibble. The pants themselves are held up by an internal neoprene waist with a draw string--a great design idea for holding up the pants while the top and bottom are separated. Note that the suit has no relief zipper. At first glance you think, "well, that's no problem, I'll just use the top-to-bottom connecting zipper for relief." But here's where that neoprene waist becomes an issue. I was wearing fleece pants and a separate fleece top under the suit, and wore the internal waist pulled up fairly high over this so that things were nice and smooth against my kayak back band. A little thought will show the problem: you have to do some excavation through these upper layers if you need to relieve yourself. That in itself is not the problem, but reassembling things so that layers aren't again bunched up and creating pressure points at your back band requires a bunch of fiddling that is awkward at best when wearing a PFD and skirt. My girlfriend had a similarly convoluted re-robing task under similar circumstances. Because of this, I'd strongly recommend an underlayer equipped with a fly for men and a drop-bottom for women. Alternatively, one might consider ordering a custom relief zipper in the pants.

  • 3
    Custom Idol dry suit

    Posted by Rich Jacobson on Feb 27th 2021

    I had high hopes and perhaps too high of expectations when I ordered a custom fit Idol dry suit. Fresh out of the box it arrived in the suit leaked. I had to send a brand new suit back twice to actually have a “dry” suit. It didn’t take long and I accepted the fact that this was just not going to be a dry suit, more of a damp suit. Finally I couldn’t take it anymore as I was just too wet when wearing this so I paid for the leak testing and sent it in. Great news the found multiple leaks, installed a new zipper all without charging me for the repairs. Great service, right? Well I get the suit back put it on and go to launch the kayak. Well damn, about 5 seconds in the water and my sock is soaked. So I have to send it in again. Now they tell me they leak tested it twice and found “a bunch of leaks”. I don’t get it did I not just pay you to find all these leaks? So it is on the way back to me. Stay tuned, let’s hope it truly is a dry suit this time.