We tested the Waterproof Body X. Comfortable, warm, versatile and attractively priced, it was our Best Buy for neutrally buoyant exposure suits.

We tested exposure suits at Blue Grotto Dive Resort and Devil’s Den Spring in Central Florida. We conducted a series of test dives to gauge each suit’s effectiveness when used under both wetsuits and drysuits in moderate conditions. Test divers scored suits in eight different categories including comfort, warmth, fit and ease of donning and doffing.

Two-piece undergarments offer more options to match protection to conditions but can be aggravating if they leave a cold gap at your tender middle. That was never a problem with the Body X, which has a wide elastic waist with a drawstring on the bottom and an extended tail on the top that kept everything tucked in throughout wet and dry dives. Noticeably lighter than the thickest suits in our test, the Body X still took an excellent score for warmth under drysuits and very good marks under wetsuits, thanks to its air-filled hollow-core fiber, which Waterproof says was inspired by polar bear fur.

In drysuit dives it wicked moisture so well that sweaty garments felt perfectly dry until suits were doffed. Thumb loops, stirrups and the suit’s smooth outer layer made it a cinch to pull even a snug suit over. The Waterproof Body X was our Best Buy for neutrally buoyant exposure suits.

View the Neutrally Buoyant Exposure Gear Test Results Here