Bare may give a lifetime warranty on the seams and workmanship, but I always felt such "lifetime" warranties are a bit disingenuous. Most suits don't fail due to manufacturer defects (which would be covered) except in the first few years, where pretty much ALL drysuit manufacturers would fix them under warranty. After a few years, any seam failures are likely to be a result of wear and tear, which is NOT covered under warranty, including Bare.
DUI has a
7 year warranty on everything except the zipper and valves, which is pretty good (one year on that). Not quite as good as Bare's, no, but then, two things to consider:
1) As I said above, covered "defects" generally don't happen after 7 years of service... they're generally excluded as wear and tear problems.
2) DUI's warranty repairs are done right here in the U.S. (international peeps can ignore that benefit) instead of having to ship the drysuit across the border to Canada.
And then there are zip seals. No one else offers zip seals. That's a BIG factor in my decision, personally.
I can't find any info on whether Bare warranties the zippers and valves, so far. The only info online is the text quoted in the post above... leads me to believe they're not covered. In that case, DUI's one year coverage, limited though that may be, definitely wins for that very expensive item.
