ewaiea
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I know you dive shop owners are going to hate me for this.....
But have any of you drysuit owners out there ever bought your drysuits from leisurepro or some other online retailer? It looks like you can get a drysuit for around $649 or higher, which is a much lower starting price than what most dive shops sell drysuits. I've always had great experiences with no complaints from Leisurepro - bought all my new gear from them - but have never bought a drysuit from them.
Any success stories or horror stories? Did you have good customer support in the event of a seal replacement or any other repairs? The one I'd be considering is the Bare Nex-Gen Pro Dry Suit Mens Black - it's selling for $989.00. But there are plenty of others to pick from, I'm just in the preliminary browsing phase.
I live in Hawaii but my wife and I take a yearly trip every October to Whidbey Island, WA and I absolutely love the diving up there. I dare say that I enjoy diving in the Puget Sound more than Hawaii - maybe it's the macro photographer in me....
I am considering a drysuit purchase and though I want something with reliability and good seals, I'm not wanting to break the bank as I will only get to use it once or twice per year. But owning one will give me more flexibility as to where I can use it. My hope is to eventually dive the Monterey and the Channel Islands in California, as well as British Columbia and maybe one day Antarctica.
Any advice you all might have would be quite helpful to me...
Thanks!
But have any of you drysuit owners out there ever bought your drysuits from leisurepro or some other online retailer? It looks like you can get a drysuit for around $649 or higher, which is a much lower starting price than what most dive shops sell drysuits. I've always had great experiences with no complaints from Leisurepro - bought all my new gear from them - but have never bought a drysuit from them.
Any success stories or horror stories? Did you have good customer support in the event of a seal replacement or any other repairs? The one I'd be considering is the Bare Nex-Gen Pro Dry Suit Mens Black - it's selling for $989.00. But there are plenty of others to pick from, I'm just in the preliminary browsing phase.
I live in Hawaii but my wife and I take a yearly trip every October to Whidbey Island, WA and I absolutely love the diving up there. I dare say that I enjoy diving in the Puget Sound more than Hawaii - maybe it's the macro photographer in me....
I am considering a drysuit purchase and though I want something with reliability and good seals, I'm not wanting to break the bank as I will only get to use it once or twice per year. But owning one will give me more flexibility as to where I can use it. My hope is to eventually dive the Monterey and the Channel Islands in California, as well as British Columbia and maybe one day Antarctica.
Any advice you all might have would be quite helpful to me...
Thanks!