A union suit is an unique one-piece cold weather base layer. Made with soft, plush 29% Greenplus ® environmentally friendly polyester, 64% polyester and 7% spandex, a heavyweight, stretchy, double sided fleece. Innovative super stretch neoprene collar allows you to enter the suit via the neck opening thus no zippers or closures. The best layering piece for cold weather paddling available.
Colors: Black
Price: $95.00
Sizes: S-XL
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1 phil eccles // Jun 1, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Phil Eccles here over in Wales, UK.
I’m on the Team Sweetwater challenge this summer in the Artic and I have just come back from running a sea kayak week on the west coast of Ireland. I wore my union suit every day under my IR drysuit. It is comfortable, warm and absolutely the business for paddling in colder waters. It dries quickly too so it’ll be definitely be on my list for Baffin Island in July.
Thanks IR
2 It’s not in my pocket… « Andy’s Blog // Feb 19, 2009 at 4:03 pm
[...] arrival at the weir just after 1030, we commenced getting changed and no sooner had I put on my IR Union Suit than I realised that I had left my drysuit and paddles back on the drive in front of the garage at [...]
3 Spring is / is not in the air ! « Fat & SH1TE // Mar 2, 2009 at 12:27 pm
[...] having my IR powerstretch fleece romper suit on, it was still a bit nippy in the [...]
4 Team Pyranha Blog » Demshitz Kill it Tour 09 by Jared Seiler in Paddler Lifestyle Articles // May 23, 2009 at 2:32 pm
[...] 1 Middle Feather. Middle Feather Beauty. Middle Feather camp day 1.…yet another use for the IR union suit…beer transferring pouch from the river to camp. How convenient! it also works great for [...]
5 Daniel Finn // Jan 9, 2010 at 8:57 am
How does the thick skin union suit by by I.R. compare to a Henderson suit in warmth?
6 John Weld // Jan 11, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Hey Daniel,
That is a difficult question to answer without having a sample of the henderson fabric here, but based on the description of the fabric on the henderson web page, I would say that the henderson suit is a non-breathable (or poorly breathable) suit that can be used as a replacement for a light wetsuit. Basically, the henderson suit would be perfect for total immersion, where breathability and wicking aren’t an issue. Our Unionsuit is a 100 weight polar fleece that is meant as a layer. It will wick moisture, and breath better- perfect for underneath a waterproof breathable drysuit. Therefore, I think if you were standing neck deep in water, or swimming, the henderson suit would be a better choice. If you are looking for layering under a drytop, or a dryuit, or if you are doing any cold-weather, active, land-based activity (like skiing) our unionsuit would be better. Does this help?
-John
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