Bare Trilam HD Tech Dry Suit fabric issue

[Soakedlontra]

I have a year old Bare Trilam HD Tech dry suit. I dive on average two times a week. Yesterday I discovered that on the left arm in the armpit area the fabric is 'peeling off'. Then I saw an L shaped pressure point a little further up from the armpit area. My buddy thinks that maybe the left shoulder strap of my harness (I use a back plate with wing as BC) is rubbing against the fabric creating a lot of friction so that's why the fabric is wearing out.

Is there a way to fix this problem without the need to make holes in the fabric?

 

[jlovold]

Warranty issue.

A friend of mine had similar problems with his HD Tech, and got a new Tech Trilam instead, which he is massively in love with!

 

[Soakedlontra]

Warranty issue.

A friend of mine had similar problems with his HD Tech, and got a new Tech Trilam instead, which he is massively in love with![/QUOTE

I doubt that Bare will replace mine. It's more than one year old. I have contacted Bare and I am waiting for a reply.

 

[FlyinV]

I don't think Bare will do anything unless its leaking.
(At least they didn't do anything about mine when it did this)

 

[Soakedlontra]

What do you think is causing this problem? In my case I use a 5 ft. long hose that goes underneath my right arm (if I wrote left earlier on I was wrong). The hose is the kind that is made with a stiff net mesh rather than smooth plastic/rubber. I am wondering if the rubbing of that hose against the dry suit can damage the fabric in that way.

 

[Soakedlontra]

At last I received a reply from the dive shop where I bought the suit: I have to mail it to Bare...so no more diving for a while!:depressed:

 

[Soakedlontra]

I don't think Bare will do anything unless its leaking.
(At least they didn't do anything about mine when it did this)

Well, I guess I got lucky because Bare is going to replace it. Another issue that I had with the suit was its size. I always felt that it was too small especially under the armpits. I don't know whether that contributed in wearing out the fabric or not.

 

[dbulmer]

SoakedLontra,
Just a thought - Ask for some suit material - if it happens again you could add a patch on the inside of the suit.

 

[Soakedlontra]

SoakedLontra,
Just a thought - Ask for some suit material - if it happens again you could add a patch on the inside of the suit.

Thanks for your thought! I wonder if they are going to change the material for the arms...

 

[lucca brassi]

What do you think is causing this problem? In my case I use a 5 ft. long hose that goes underneath my right arm (if I wrote left earlier on I was wrong). The hose is the kind that is made with a stiff net mesh rather than smooth plastic/rubber. I am wondering if the rubbing of that hose against the dry suit can damage the fabric in that way.

do you use miflex hose ?

It looks to me more harness webbing is not right set and maybe D chest ring with light/2'nd stage cliped might interfere that point in suit