This rear-entry, 4 mm, high-density neoprene dry suit weighs 50 percent less than traditional neoprene dry suits. When ScubaLab tested dry suits this past winter, the immediate reaction from every tester was “Is this a dry suit?”

Before you explore your first wrecks, here are a few key pieces of scuba gear you might want to add to your kit.

Winner of the 2011 APEX Award from Polartec for the “most outstanding Polartec based product", the SB SYSTEM Mid Layer is built from the first and only fleece fabric designed specifically to be worn under a drysuit.

Winner of the coveted 2011 SCUBALAB Tester’s Choice Award, the NEW SCUBAPRO Everdry4 dry suit is full of exciting features. Everdry 4 was created for divers wanting easy-to-wear advanced dry suit protection.

The rugged D10 is a tough, comfortable, warm drysuit packed with features that cold-water divers will love. Kevlar boots, 3-D knee guards and a heavy-duty cordura crotch panel join with Waterproof’s exclusive “seat that grips” for a non-slip grip and extra protection.

The Testers’ Choice in neoprene suits, the XV4 was unsurpassed in comfort and warmth in and out of the water.

The Testers’ Choice for female neoprene suits, the Everydry 4 was comfortable, lightweight and, best of all, warm.

With its great price and excellent performance, the TX3 is our Best Buy pick for 2011.

As a Testers’ Choice pick, the male and female FLX Extreme suits had excellent scores across all categories.