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Staying a Kathy's all next week and while packing my gear for the trip I noticed my wrist seals are trashed. Who do I need to call while I'm down there? Anyone Local that does the work in a timely manner? I'll be arriving Sunday night. Thanks in advance for your replies, I tried searching but nothing current came up.
In cave country or not, Steve's the man for drysuit work. He's quick to ship, great at explaining stuff to the dense-minded like myself and he has very reasonable prices.
+1 for Steve Gamble. Excellent work and very reasonable prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by MORGAN
Yup - even in Vermont we send our drysuits to Steve rather than have anyone local work on them. His prices make the shipping costs inconsequential. Mostly what we do is ship them to him before we go to Florida, and have him send them to Cathy's when they're done. Always high quality work, very reasonable prices, and quick turnaround times.Quote:
Originally Posted by jlillest
Mike
Another +1 for Steve.
And another +1 for Steve
gamble.
+1 for Gamble.... just had a new zipper put on form him and it looks & works great.
With all these plugs for Steve Gamble, I wish that I could suggest someone else just to be different. Gamble is the only option for me. He has gone out of his way to be friendly, prompt, and professional.
His prices are ridiculous. He could double them and nobody would complain.Quote:
Originally Posted by MORGAN
So many choices....
Guess I'll call Steve! Thanks.
Not that you need it, but I gotta throw in another vote for Gamble......and what Sludge said. Just don't tell Steve we said that !!!!
Agreed. His leak testing skills are amazing too...I've had pinhole leaks that he's found for me and turned the suit around in a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
My suit is with him right now getting those ridiculously large socks that DUI uses with some fitted socks he carries.
Gamble.
I have a slightly different question. I know Steve comes highly recommended and I am tempted to use him, but my TLS 350 is 4 years old and still under warranty. It has already been back to DUI once about a year+ ago for leak repair, they replaced faulty zip seal rings on the wrists, patched the turbosoles and a bunch of pinholes. It was dry for a short time but has progressively been leaking more - I need to get it sorted before my cave country visit in Nov. I suspect the zipper will need to be changed, the turbosoles for sure, and there is an arm leak somewhere I can't find. My LDS (where I bought the suit) insists on only using DUI's repair service, especially for replacing zippers. (They suggested only DUI could do satisfactory work especially on the zipper). Is there anything in your collective experiences that would support or refute this?
Go Steve Go
I'm on my third (and last tls 350) DUI: Dry Until Immersed, will not by another one. Mine leaks like a wet suit at the moment and where is not easy to find...as all have said, brand does not matter, send it to Steve. I'd advise a different brand, i'm going to give the Santi a try. BillQuote:
Originally Posted by LisaN
The Florida DUI rep has his DUI suit repairs done by Extreme Exposures in High Springs. I had extensive work done on my Fusion there a year ago (modifications and seal replacements) and they did an OUTSTANDING job. All of the work looked as though it had come from the factory. They were not particularly inexpensive, but the work was beautiful, and they'll get my suit repair jobs for the foreseeable future.
This is not to downgrade Steve Gamble, who has, as you can see, an enviable reputation. But there ARE other options, if he's busy.
Gamble.
Good guy. good work. good prices. good location...for g-villers anyway.
Greetings all and Steve Gamble is not just for Florida! Here in IN he has quite a good standing and many suits have been his way.
Steve's skills are second to none. I would prefer to have him work on my suit over the manufacturer.
His turn around time is unbelievable even when you are several states away.
If I ever have a problem in FL when I am diving I will drive the suit up to him easily. NO BRAINER!
Good luck,
JCG
This is what I am thinking too. sounds like Steve does great work, and it will likely be less costly with faster turnaround time than DUI. I have to say that I am a bit disappointed in how "porous" my tls has become - and I am very careful with it when wearing and storing it. The tls is my first DS, the Santi looks appealing. I also wonder how the new DUI flx extreme will hold up?Quote:
Originally Posted by wingman
this seems to be totally uncontested, which is really odd for an internet forum
Course i took my dry suit to Steve when it busted in Florida, he'd quote/charge such a low rate i'd have to give him more just to feel right about it...and he did a great job.
Just sell that POS DUI Drysuit and get a Santi. That's just about all there is to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by LisaN
I'm wondering what you people are doing to your DUI suits. I've had three TLS-350s and they've all been dry until they got some years on them (six or more).
+1 & +1 on Gamble and the Santi. I bought an E-Space, though I'm not at the point where I love the suit yet. I still have my Diving Concepts Neo-Z which is also a great suit.Quote:
Originally Posted by stickydeco
Repairing them alot. hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Slüdge
Also, if truth be told, just knocking the DUI Brand a bit as we are Santi Dealers. I wanted to end the many and varied headaches.
For the record, both shops I work for sell DUI - my ten-plus years of experience with DUI suits is a factor as to why we sell them.
what are you, a socialist or something???????????Quote:
Originally Posted by slüdge
Another vote for Gamble here...I recently had neck/wrist seals done and picked them up in person. I will never have any DS work done elsewhere unless he closes down.
+100Quote:
Originally Posted by Dsix36
Steve is the go-to guy for repairs
Thanks for the feedback. looks like my DS repair decision is an easy one! choice of next DS, not so easy ;)
Gamble, DUI.
There you go.
Dive safe,
Celia
Another vote for Steve. My drysuit is better now after his repairs and upgrades than when I orginally purchased it.
Extreme Exposure does good work on dry suits also. That may be partly due to the fact that Steve Gamble taught Doug how to do most of it way back. I think Steve thought it would reduce his workload. Never happened. Steve has worked on my suits for the last 10 years now and does do excellent work.
Frank Ohidy.
meh. they do 'work' on drysuits. I know of a lot of screwups.Quote:
Originally Posted by fno
it's also about double the price. great people at EE but drysuit repair isn't one of their greatest talents
that said though, they've been doing it for a while now. maybe they're better
My buddy had a bad neck seal which he found when we got to Cathy's. We drove to Gainsville and Steve fixed it while we went to lunch! That's fast.