ScubaSarus
Guest
Although I like the comfort and fit of the Bare 7mm Arctic full suits, I have once again worn out the knee area of my second Bare suit only after 15 dives. I admit I do shore dive in some rocky areas but take care of the suit very well. I feel the bending of my knees with minor scruffs may be more responsible than the scruffs themselves. Once a minor scruff starts on the knee, the neoprene opens up easily when stretched by the knee.
On my first suit,the same thing happened and I glued proper knee pads on it and material started seperating just above the knee pads after 2 years without any scruffing on were the separation occured. The neoprene just seems to come apart.
Unfortunatly this second suit is just over 1 yr old and Bare will not fix it at thier cost.
I emailed them back and suggested a design change that they put proper knee pads on thier suits and not just some verticle anti-scruff stuff.
Have any others worn out their Bare suits in the knee areas?
I've got a Henderson F/J with 7 years of tough New England usage and the knees are still as good as new. The F/J flushes more and is cooler that the Bare FS though.
I think I've purchased my last Bare and will spend more on a better brand next time. I'm going to glue knee pads on this second suit.
On my first suit,the same thing happened and I glued proper knee pads on it and material started seperating just above the knee pads after 2 years without any scruffing on were the separation occured. The neoprene just seems to come apart.
Unfortunatly this second suit is just over 1 yr old and Bare will not fix it at thier cost.
I emailed them back and suggested a design change that they put proper knee pads on thier suits and not just some verticle anti-scruff stuff.
Have any others worn out their Bare suits in the knee areas?
I've got a Henderson F/J with 7 years of tough New England usage and the knees are still as good as new. The F/J flushes more and is cooler that the Bare FS though.
I think I've purchased my last Bare and will spend more on a better brand next time. I'm going to glue knee pads on this second suit.