Bare Trilam drysuit ?

[ctimms]

Thank you for the help, I bought the Bare more for comfort than warmth. My 7mil wetsuit was getting a little tight on my ever expanding body!!!! Warmth was never an issue, the temp in Monterey is mid 50's.

 

[nessum]

Before you purchase a Trilam from Bare I suggest you talk to a few Tech divers . You will find that very few Techs use Bare because they cannot reach their valves when using doubles . It seem that their design doesn't give you enough material under the armpit to give freedom to stretch around the back of the neck and reach the valves.

I have a Bare suit and it has ample material for reaching anything. It's not restrictive at all, but the CT200 that I wear was (it's been well worn now & I've lost a few pounds) at first in the shoulder area.
I might suggest you go for the T100 anyhow... I'm not sure the temp of the water you'll be diving in, but here it ranges from 39-45 (approximately, perhaps slightly warmer) & with jogging pants & a long sleeve & short-sleeve T-shirt & my CT200 I'm usually warm enough (except for the hands... gotta get some dry gloves!)

 

[scubarick71]

I have a XXL Bare 7mm Supra Dry suit only have 4 dives with it. Replaced neoprene neck seal with latex. Best you will find. Comes with gloves and hood.
Price $400.00 obo

 

[pgdive]

This is just an FYI for anybody thinking about purchasing a 2005 Bare drysuit. Bare has made some change to both their drysuits and undergarments.

Disclaimer: Yes I am a Bare dealer, but the boots and pockets appear to be a continual
source of discussion on scubaboard, so I thought I would get the info out there.

1) The stock boot has been made less bulky. There is less material on the sides and they don’t come up as high on the ankle. This should make the boot easier to fit into fins and give divers more articulation in the ankle.

2) On most suits you now have pocket choices. There is a zippered and Velcro bellows style as well a knife pcoket. The bellow pockets are quite a bit bigger than the old pocket that was available. These can also be added to existing suits.

3) There is a new high loft polar extreme undergarment that has built in flex panels allowing the suit to fit snugly without limiting movement. http://www.bare-wetsuits.com/bareshop/diveproduct.asp?dept_id=21010&pf_id=61305

For anybody in the Boston area interested in seeing the Bare drysuit line, Bare will be at Sea Rovers with all of the drysuits on March 5 and 6.

Paul