Diving Concepts "FLEX" series dive suits

[darylm74]

www.scubacenter.com does the Z-flex for $950, and custom Ultraflex or Duraflex for $1325.

Scuba Center was one of the places I was looking at for the Diving Concepts and the OS Systems. I also looked at Aquahut for Andy's which seem to get some pretty nice reviews. Another place I looked at was diver's discount which had the Zeagles for about $800 less than my LDS.

Dryglove: I tried to look at the mossman review yesterday but required me to have a login. I signed up but they haven't reviewed my account yet and haven't gotten any kind of confirmation reply. Hopefully I will get it soon and can review the article. I really wanted to see that.

I'll make a decision soon. I have a Viking Xtreme right now that I bought from Bob3 but it is back entry and I am always the last one in the water because I have to wait for all my buds to get ready to zip me up. Also, due to my build I really wanted a more custom fit. The suit fits great except in my shoulders and it is a ****** to get in and out of my bp/w.

 

[JeffG]

Dryglove: I tried to look at the mossman review yesterday but required me to have a login. I signed up but they haven't reviewed my account yet and haven't gotten any kind of confirmation reply. Hopefully I will get it soon and can review the article. I really wanted to see that.

He (The Mossman) went diving so he might not get to it till next week.

 

[darylm74]

He (The Mossman) went diving so he might not get to it till next week.

Anyway someone could msg me the text from that review or is it a ton of forum entries?

 

[Boogie711]

It's a ton of forum entries. About 5 pages worth.

 

[darylm74]

Thanks for everyone's comments and pointing me to the link on mossman. I ended up though with a custom made DUI TLS350. My LDS matched or came very close to matching all the online deals I had and he gave me the best deal on the DUI.

Thanks again

 

[BlueDolphin]

There is no "flex" in the diving concepts trilam suits. That is a farse. You can check out a sample swatch of the material, and see for yourself that it has "0" stretch quality. That was my finding anyway.

 

[JeffG]

There is no "flex" in the diving concepts trilam suits. That is a farse. You can check out a sample swatch of the material, and see for yourself that it has "0" stretch quality. That was my finding anyway.

Flex <> Stretch

Think Bend.

 

[BlueDolphin]

Think BS.

 

[jonnythan]

Think BS.

Obviously you've tried one of the suits and found the range of motion to be insufficient, correct?

I know that I tried the Z-Flex in a size medium which fit me better than I would have expected a custom suit to fit me. Totally like a glove.. I am the exact measurements, to the half inch, of a Diving Concepts size medium.

Right now I own a Bare trilam suit in a size Large Short, which is larger than me in every measurement. Very baggy suit.

I have a *complete* range of motion in the Z-Flex. I can curl up into a tiny ball, I can stretch my arms and legs in any direction. My baggy Bare suit restricts almost every movement.

It's all in the cut and the tailoring.. Diving Concepts got it right. Don't knock it til you've tried it.

 

[JeffG]

Think BS.

My thinking as well