SEARCH&RESCUE SUITS ICE WATER Reference number: R-IDS/020.

Project made for Polish fire-bigades.

Application of dry-suit:

For operators of rescue teams of fire-brigades acting in water and on ice.

Description of dry-suit:

  • The suit can be configurated up to end-user’s needs.
  • The suit has the entrance plastic gastight zipper placed in front of torso in horizontal position what enables user quick dressing and undressing.
  • The suit is available in extended chart including 31 standard sizes and in option Made to Measure.
  • The suit is made from trilaminate material cordura in red color.

A/ Area of fitted profile.

  • The construction of suit is ergonomic and maneuvarable:
    • crotch seams are not crossed to each other,
    • the entrance plastic gastight YKK zipper placed in horizontal way in front of torso enables user closing/opening in very easy way, where additionally entrance zipper is protected by flap with Velcro strap.
  • The textile fabric is trilaminate cordura on the front-side/ butyl rubber in the mid / polyester on back-side where material outside is in red color.
  • From internal side of suit at elbows and knees area are installed special absorption pads which increase operator’s comfort during his creeping in ice.
  • As back-up to keep positive buoyancy are used a special foams in chambers located inside of suits at chest area.

B/Area of fitted details.

  • Glued latex neck seal and latex wrists seals are flexible.
  • Suit has system of pockets including:
    • fore–arm small pockets on both of sleeves for gloves,
    • two cargo pockets located on sides of legs,
  • The suit has:
    • ”relief” plastic gastigh zipper YKK covered by protective flap closed on Velcro strap,
    • elastic suspenders inside for getting better stabilization during the usage,
    • integrated special boots with steel reinforcements at tip of shoes and at sole of shoes, where soles of boots are oil resistant, anti-electrostatic, anti-slip and anti-puncture,
  • Integral part of suit is a chest belt closed by metal buckles “Cobra” – the belt is equipped with metal-d-ring for attaching life-line.
  • SOLAS reflexive tapes are used at fore-arms area and low part of trousers legs.
  • The seat area has six pieces of separate pads made from strong material being resistant for abrasion.

Area of fitted configurations.

  • Suit comes with the following equipment:
    • Instead of cordura material alternatively can be used lighter trilaminate polyster material.
    • Instead of latex seals alternatively neoprene seals can be used in wrists and neck area.
    • Instead of YKK plastic gastight zippers alternatively can be used TIZIP plastic gastight zippers.
    • The pockets on hands and legs area can be:
      • integrated in fixed way by glueing,
      • integrated in fixed way by stitching,
      • integrated in mobile way by molle system of straps where molle system can be made in classic version or in lasered version,