Water wear from Hobie.

double slide zipper with waaayy down low access was the item that sealed the deal on my warmers farmer john suit.

and yeah that does look like nice quality gear , there, Z..

The Kokatat Goretex dry bibs are SOOOPER pricey: $520 bucks.  The zipper is weird, it's transverse instead of vertical, looks like it was designed by someone with a twisted idea of male anatomy----the zipper is up by the navel!!
The Tropos bibs are only (?!!) $185 but have no zipper.  Someone handy with a heavy duty sewing machine could fit a waterproof drysuit zipper in the proper place for cheap, I would think.

Yeah man, I have a real love/hate relationship w/ Gore. It's the most functional material that makes the biggest difference that I've ever encountered. Unfortunately it's got a price tag that reflects that as well. We gotta find a place that sells their last year's versions for cheap. The zipper isn't right there in your crotch but I think that's the idea. I may be wrong but where it's put may be purely for ergonomics and so the zipper doesn't shred the surrounding material. Makes it harder to pee but still possible.

Z

I have a front zipper.  It is heaven.  I pee into the foot well and it flushes out the scupper.  I got no problems with the horizontal zipper placement.  I think it might actually be easier that way when in a seated position.

-Allen

a zipper is nice, but this works great for guys who don't want to do the secret fish dance to get out of a drysuit a half mile offshore.



Attaches to a bag with a one way valve. A separate drain valve keeps its contents safely (?) stored until you get somewhere that you want to give a bonus nitrogen boost to. MOST important is it does not involve any kind of insertion like a hospital catheter.
Yeah, I know its WAAAY too much information, but its why y'all keep me around 

I've surfed all my life, a back zip wetsuit, or nowadays; a no-zip wetsuit works great. For kayaking, I prefer famer john type suits with a front zip for the obvious reasons. If it's chilly, I wear a jacket, when it warms up, you can unzip the wetsuit and fold it down.
Gore-tex and similar membrane waterproof garments will eventually become clogged and need to be cleaned. Love Gore Tex for snowboarding, for water use I'll stick with neoprene waders or wetsuits.