Dry suit Brand question

[Kevin Carlisle]

Depends on the undergarment. Thinsulate remains warm even when wet.

I disagree since I have done deco in both suits with the same undergarment in both suits. Five degree warmer water and a lot less deco in the shell suit and I was frozen!! Only shivered coming out of the neoprene, warmed up quick while fighting it lol.

[syntaxerrorsix]

I disagree since I have done deco in both suits with the same undergarment in both suits. Five degree warmer water and a lot less deco in the shell suit and I was frozen!! Only shivered coming out of the neoprene, warmed up quick while fighting it lol.

I've never been completely flooded by I have come out of the suit with one arm completely soaked and didn't know it.

[Kevin Carlisle]

I've never been completely flooded by I have come out of the suit with one arm completely soaked and didn't know it.

I have never really noticed an arm either, full flood I did. Brrrr!!!! Completely sold on neoprene suits now.

[h2ojoe]

Any one have experience with the Water Proof D1?

[skip]

i've heard good things about the SEAC drysuit...uner $1,000.00 and good fit. RN may come on with his evaluation of it.

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[LiteHedded]

Depends on the undergarment. Thinsulate remains warm even when wet.

I dunno if 'warn' is the right way to describe it
But it does ok

[RN]

i've heard good things about the SEAC drysuit...uner $1,000.00 and good fit. RN may come on with his evaluation of it.

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I've been diving a HOG suit (aka USIA) for the past 8 months or so and have been happy with it. The only issue has been the seams between the legs and the boots, but I just reinforced them and haven't had any other issues. I've been dry on over 150 dives in that suit.

I just became a SEAC dealer and received my SEAC suit a couple days ago. SEAC is known for their neoprene products. I'm impressed with the construction of it. It also fits me very well. I just put a hole in it tonight (p valve installation), so my first dive in it will be tomorrow. I'm looking forward to evaluating it and seeing how it does. I do have high expectations. What I really like about it is that it is so inexpensive. I've gone through a dry suit every 12-18 months or so. That includes DUI, Mobby's, Pinnacle, HOG, and some others I can't think of the names of. I've concluded that all dry suits will eventually leak, some sooner than others. Some will be easy to repair. Others will be nearly impossible to repair. I'd rather buy a new inexpensive suit every 18 months than repeatedly be adding aquaseal or sending it in to Gamble. I don't mind changing zips and seals. My HOG suit is already due for new wrist seals, but I hate chasing leaks along the seams. When that starts happening it's time for a new one. I got pretty much this same advice from Gamble.

[offroadr1]

I have been very happy with my whites fusion so far. It's very streamlined. I don't have to make any adjustments to my harness when switching from wet to dry. It dives like a wetsuit. Repairs are also supposed to be easy to perform, but I have not had to do so.

[RN]

It dives like a wetsuit.

I've had some dry suits in the past that dived like wetsuits...

[SLIM]

Still have the same DUI CLX450 when they first cameout withthem. Just new seals and zippers every year and half it seems like. I do all work but teh zippers and let Steve have it. I do get holes in it from time to time but easy to fix. Most holes come from cable or sharp ends from workin around the dock. Was able to get it at cost so is only reason I got it. Yes oncethe seems start to go, that is a differant story. I know of many of the DUI TLS have seem problems after many uses.

SLIM