Dry-suits: Your Biggest Gripe...
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Rickg
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Physically prevented from doing so or would just prefer not to? :11doh:
I couldn't resist.
Rickg
evil_xander
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Diving less since I got one, weird concept.
I'm working on it...
I'm working on it...
realdiver7
Contributor
My biggest gripes are getting in and out of my back-entry dry suit, especially on a rocking boat, having to use more weight, and then the after-dive maintenance is more involved than when compared to using a wet suit. I dive a trilaminate, and like the versatility in the thickness of undergarments I can use, and the wide range of water temps I can dive using it.
I still dive wet more than dry, primarily because of the water temp where I dive the most and simplicity and convenience of a wet suit.
I still dive wet more than dry, primarily because of the water temp where I dive the most and simplicity and convenience of a wet suit.
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dvr4lyf
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Thanks all for your input. This is exactly what I needed to hear.
Any other Gripes??:spock:
I know their out there somewhere.
crpntr133
lost, even with a compass
Mine is that now that I got it I want to dive it. My dive season never ends! 
Sorry guys but that is as bad as it gets.
Sorry guys but that is as bad as it gets.prthd9
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Cleaning the damn thing and drying it out.........
almitywife
Vegemite Mod
packing it for a cold water trip and making the luggage limits (no chance!)
i swear i would never do another cold water trip via flights but i will do a road trip....... just too much luggage
i swear i would never do another cold water trip via flights but i will do a road trip....... just too much luggage
Ontwreckdiver
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I own a Bare CD4 pro
I like the back entry, it cleans up the front of the suit a lot.
I like the compressed neoprene, less buoyant than a open cell neoprene, less underwear than a trilam. More underwear equals more bulk and more lead.The underwear can end up costing almost as much as the suit.The compressed neoprene stands up better.
I like the neoprene neck seal and latex wrist seals.
I don't like that I have to replace the zipper this winter.
I like the back entry, it cleans up the front of the suit a lot.
I like the compressed neoprene, less buoyant than a open cell neoprene, less underwear than a trilam. More underwear equals more bulk and more lead.The underwear can end up costing almost as much as the suit.The compressed neoprene stands up better.
I like the neoprene neck seal and latex wrist seals.
I don't like that I have to replace the zipper this winter.
My problem is not the suit itself but the LDS's in my area. You walk in there saying you're interested in a DS, they wipe off the drewl and instantly they show you DUI. When you inquire about something not as expensive (mainly because I do not need a super heavy duty suit), they maybe show you something else, if they carry anything else. Then ask them the pros and cons between trilam (or similar) and crushed neo, I have gotten the deer in the headlights stare. One guy invited me to dive with him one weekend so he could show me this crushed-neo suit (he didn't have my size to try myself). He came out filled waist deep with water...good sales tactic.
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