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The Palm Spark Surface Immersion suit has been awarded Canoe & Kayak UK product of the year for 2012. I picked up a Spark earlier this year shortly after it was launched.<\/p>\n

Over the course of the last few months the Palm Spark Surface Immersion Suit<\/a> has been worn a fair bit. I’ve worn it during WWSR courses, kayaking, canoeing, ww rafting and bell boating, so it has had a really good test. <\/p>\n

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You can’t help but notice the colour of the Spark and I love it, however having a couple of other colour combinations available would probably please quite a few potential buyers. The length of the arms and inner\/outer legs are great.<\/p>\n

For the record I have a large Palm Spark. I’m 6ft 1″ and 210lbs and the suit fits really well without any excess\/flapping fabric and without any feeling of restriction.<\/p>\n

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The Spark isn’t a dry suit, it’s a Surface Immersion Suit. This means that its is the suit equivalent of a semi dry cag as the not all of the seals\/gaskets (neck and ankles) are latex based. That said the seals work pretty well. Whilst standing in water I have found that I do get a little water working its way in via the neoprene ankle seals despite them being a really good fit on my legs. However the neck seal is pretty much there and seals almost as well as a latex gasket but is far more comfortable, and probably far more durable. Taking all of this into account I feel secure in the fact that the neck seal does a pretty good job, and as a result I plan to send the Spark back to Palm to have the socks added to the suit. <\/p>\n

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The fit of the suit is great with plenty of freedom of movement. The positioning of the tizip does work really well. At first it does feel a little strange as it is different to other suits, but it makes sense. In my case I find it easy to do up and undo the zip myself. <\/p>\n

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I’ve been over the suit checking both the stitching and taping, and have found the construction and finish to be superb. The fabric seems to have a good balance of toughness and flexibility.<\/p>\n

It really does look as if Palm are on top form and are banging out some fantastically designed pieces of kit. I intend to use the Spark through the winter and will make another update post in a couple of months time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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