DRYPro Review
Disclosure before I get started with the review – I’ve been given a free DRYPro prosthetic cover with a request that I try it and review it, I also have a banner ad for the product on the front page of Amputee News.
When I first received my DRYPro prosthetic cover I was going to just try it out in the shower and then write the review, but what kind of a test would that be? I needed something a little more…harsh. On the banner ad you see a photo of a woman walking on the beach wearing a DRYPro prosthetic cover, my wife and I planned to go to the seaside, hmm…
The seaside in this case is Ocean Shores in Washington State, no white sandy beaches here, the sand is coarse, and the water cold and rocks are everywhere, a perfect location for testing the beach worthiness of the product. I also have two young boys with a propensity for rushing out to the water with no regard for safety, thus requiring their mother to run out and drag them back before the rip tide takes them to Japan. With the DRYPro I was planning on taking her job doing this.
I found that putting on the DRYPro is easy, but before I took it to the beach I put it on once before, measured and cut it to the correct length. Once at the beach I made sure to find a place where I could sit and keep the sand out of the way, the last thing I wanted is grit rubbing my skin. Skrunching the DRYPro down to the foot and with my stump in my prosthetic, I put my foot into the DRYPro sleeve, pulling it up to the thigh. Attached the pump and pump the air out. A couple of things to note here, it looks odd, all wrinkly and with a sort of fin from the toe to the knee, the second thing is that if you have a Proprio Foot like I do you’ll find it doesn’t work. The DRYPro prevents the Proprio Foot from moving the ankle.
So now with the DRYPro on I take to the water and spent 45 minutes splashing around, digging holes in the wet sand with the boys, and generally getting wet and sandy, (the time limit recommended by DRYPro is 45 minutes for wearing the sleeve, which is what I stuck too). By the time we were done the boys and I were wet and gritty with sand. So now it’s time to take off the DRYPro and see what my leg and prosthetic look like.
I expected my thigh to look red and inflamed, but I’m happy to report that wasn’t the case. My prosthetic was bone dry and the skin on my thigh was in good shape. The reinforced foot coating had no tears or abrasion from the sand and rocks. To clean it I just took it into the shower and ran hot water over the exterior.
I’m recommending the DRYPro sleeve to anyone that spends time in the water, mud or sandy beaches. It’s easy to put on, take off and cleaning was easy too.