absolute_mess
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Hello knowledgeable divers!
I was hoping I might pick your collective brains for a moment and ask some advice regarding a second-hand drysuit that's been offered to me. I've never owned a drysuit before and have never dived in one either so this is completely new territory for me.
My tech instructor has offered me his second-hand Hollis FX100 Biodry for about AUD$600-700 (subject to a bit of negotiation!). I'm pretty sure he hasn't done more than about 50 dives in it and it looks like it's in good condition. He's also very particular about his gear, so I know he will have looked after it. He's selling it because he's getting a new Fourth Element Argonaut for free. Can't argue with that! He's 6'3'' and says it's a bit tight for him. I'm only 5'11'', although I'm more generously proportioned than he is. I've tried it on and it seems to fit although I don't really have anything to compare it to.
I'd be grateful if you guys could let me know if this seems like a good deal and what I should be wary of if I'm thinking about buying it. It seems like a pretty good price to me but I wouldn't want to drop that amount of cash and then find out that there's something I should have considered that I didn't.
Cheers!
AM
I was hoping I might pick your collective brains for a moment and ask some advice regarding a second-hand drysuit that's been offered to me. I've never owned a drysuit before and have never dived in one either so this is completely new territory for me.
My tech instructor has offered me his second-hand Hollis FX100 Biodry for about AUD$600-700 (subject to a bit of negotiation!). I'm pretty sure he hasn't done more than about 50 dives in it and it looks like it's in good condition. He's also very particular about his gear, so I know he will have looked after it. He's selling it because he's getting a new Fourth Element Argonaut for free. Can't argue with that! He's 6'3'' and says it's a bit tight for him. I'm only 5'11'', although I'm more generously proportioned than he is. I've tried it on and it seems to fit although I don't really have anything to compare it to.
I'd be grateful if you guys could let me know if this seems like a good deal and what I should be wary of if I'm thinking about buying it. It seems like a pretty good price to me but I wouldn't want to drop that amount of cash and then find out that there's something I should have considered that I didn't.
Cheers!
AM