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Hello everyone and thanks for the information and advice. Due to the information gained here I have decided on and subsequently purchased the IDI Arctic Armor Suit. I bought the red one and think this is a very wise purchase. After trying it on I decided on the XL bibs they seemed to fit perfectly (i'm 6'2" - 180lbs). The issue I have is with the jacket. When I tried on the Large it seemed perfect however I had nothing other than a dress shirt and tie on. I tried on the XL and it was definately big however once I factored in the bibs and another shirt or so on underneath I settled on the XL. Since I live relatively close to FISH307 I purchased these there. Does anyone know how Fish307 is on returns. If I decide that the XL jacket is too big I may opt to return it and go with the large, if they allow this...Best regards and I am one happy and hopefully warm ice fisherman.David
Good choice as its a real nice suit.The only thing I don't like is the white fur over the pocket! I may try and take it off.I guess its for hooks () even though I wouldn't want them near my face or what I used it for is drying my wet fingers.Anyone here know the use of this?
Does the I.D.I. suit really float as well as advertised? Simply showing me a photo of the guy floating in the water doesn't tell me much as I could get any suit to do that for a short period of time. The question in my mind is how long will it maintain bouancy once it gets soaked?
If it were me, I'd wait till summer to try it out.
You might look at Mustang Ice Riders. Mustang's gear are designed to float and will drain quickly if you fall in and allows you warm up quickly.
Best investment to date besides the icegator! as far as that fuzzy strip my wife took it off easy! less than 5 min and you just barely see a former white strip there on the bottom Now it is an even better product!
will be taking mine off aswell...as it really serves no purpose except looking terrible!
do the IDI bibs have padded knees?
has anyone checked out the snosuits they look pretty cool.they`re black but they do cost just over 500$