Barefoot International and Barefoot International Drysuits

The story behind barefoot international and their world famous barefoot inernational drysuit comes from the very foundation upon which their company was built; "Barefoot International will never use gimicks to sell their products. We will build only the very best equipment that works or we will not enter that particlar market at all. All Barefoot International products will be proudly made in America.

We understand that this may put us at a disadvantage price wise, but we will not compromise on our quality and we insist on building the best products in the world or we will not build them at all. We are proud to say that all our Barefoot International Drysuits, Barefoot International Fat Sacs, Barefoot International Booms, Barefoot International Fly High Fat Sacs, Barefoot International Foot Skis, Barefoot International Wetsuits, Barefoot International ropes and handles, and our Barefoot International Wakeboard Tower are made in America with American materials."

With this in mind, Mike Seipel found a flaw in the design of drysuits. The standard drysuit was never designed for the punishment that barefoot water skiing would dish out. More specifically, when a barefoot water skier would sit on the water at high speeds of 35-45 mph, all other drysuit materials would start to heat up and delaminate from the friction. Mike Seipel decided to design a drysuit that would not delaminate and whose primary purpose would be to be the most durable drsyut that would keep the person who was wearing it warm no mater what water sport activity it was used for.

In other words, whether it was being used as a wakeboard drysuit, a wakesurf drysuit, a kyak drysuit, a waterski drysuit, a windsurfing drysuit, or a barefoot drysuit, it would have to be the most durable drysuit on the planet. Mike Seipel was able to locate a material so durable that it would not delaminate or deteriorate from exposure to the elements. This became the Barefoot International Drysuit (505) and is guaranteed to be the most durable water sports drysuit on the planet. Although not all water sports go through the same abuse as barefoot water skiing, it is nice to know that Mike Seipel and Barefoot International put their products through the most brutal testing process in the world before you ever get your hands on it. Barefoot International Booms One of the best examples of how Barefoot International and Mike Seipel have made their products the best built water ski, wakeboard, and barefoot water skiing products in the world is when Lane "Dawg" Bowers taught the 2005 World's Strongest Man, Phil Pfister how to barefoot water ski when he had never even been up on water skis. Watch this video below to see how much abuse the Barefoot International Boom was put under.

By the way, did I mention that Phil Pfister is 6'6" and 385lbs? And Lane "Dawg" put Phil in the EZ Footer Swing on the end of the Barefoot International Boom using a B110 Boom Extension! Enjoy this video!