Drysuit Brands?

[Reel Crazy14]

Being in NE Florida, it gets into the upper 50's in winter and thats way too cold for me. I still want to dive in the winter here because the spearing is the best and I see a lot of rare sharks. I work at a dive shop that carries Bare, Dive Rite, pinnacle, and some other smaller, lesser known brands. I'm new to the whole drysuit thing and will probably get a class in it. Question is: Of the brands above, which one is more reputable and reliable I guess. I'm tired of being cold! Thanks for the help.

 

[Bob3]

Try to find a local Viking/Poseidon dealer, the Viking Xtreme is probably about the most suit for the buck you'll find.

 

[RIDIVER501]

Viking poseiden is great for Commercial divers and Search and recovery divers.

DUI and Andes are the 2 best I have seen for recreational divers.
Then you have to decide which flavor of dry suit you want.
Trilaminate, neoprene, Crushed Neporene.

I personally dive DUI trilaminates. both of my suits are front entry and the newest suit has the rock boot and the zip seal systems.

 

[bcsean]

bare is great. I have Bare wetsuit and drysuit. No problems, very good quality, and the price is right.

Most important, figure out what characteristics you're looking for as RIDIVER501 said, find a few suits that have those features and then get the one that fits. You don't want to be diving a garbage bag.

 

[scubachris82]

I dive a BARE ATR HD, and I really like it. No leaks or anything in it.

BUT, like everyone else said, find something that works for your diving style, and most importantly fits well.

 

[moon]

Being in NE Florida, it gets into the upper 50's in winter and thats way too cold for me. I still want to dive in the winter here because the spearing is the best and I see a lot of rare sharks. I work at a dive shop that carries Bare, Dive Rite, pinnacle, and some other smaller, lesser known brands. I'm new to the whole drysuit thing and will probably get a class in it. Question is: Of the brands above, which one is more reputable and reliable I guess. I'm tired of being cold! Thanks for the help.

Seems like the usual brands are being named.. I'm all for the Whites though. For the price and whatnot. They're great.