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Ok, lol, well here is my advice based on research the research I have done. I went to DOG days about a month ago and tried the DUI dry suits, They had lots and I tried two different suits with an instructor guiding our ever move. I had tried a rental dry suit with an instructor in Dec. of last year but suit did not fit well and neck seal was two big. OK the short of it, after my first dive I had no problem with my PPB control. Keep a litte air in dry suit and trimmed with BCD. Actual was able to keep trim better with dry suit than with my 7mm wet suit. I have looked over DUI, Whites and other suits and have decided to go with DUI. I loved there TLS 350 but I will probably do 6 to 10 cold water dry suit dives a year so went with the back entry TLS SE. Yes I need a buddy to zip me but I always dive with a buddy! If I had more money and would be doing more dives I would go with the TLS 350 for recreational diving. If wrecks are in your future a more durable suit would be maybe there 50/50. I really think the TLS SE is a good buy from DiveTank. Its a good entry level suit, not quite as durable as others but a trusted name with good support. Look at how you will use the suit, how cold the water is (might want dry gloves), do you want to have it self entry? etc. The go for it, can't really go wrong with a trusted name like Whites, DUI and others. Take care and safe diving,
Ray (Razor) Franks,
 
You should go dry. But most important dont forget to drop your wet suits by my house.
 
I don't recall seeing the answer about fins, you may very well need new fins depending on drysuit. Most of the time Turtles are the fin of choice with DUI suits and rockboots, some other suits with large boots require that as well.

Viking drysuits have a soft flexible shoe attached to the suit and they can normally use the same fin you use with a wetsuit.

I've dove Viking and all the DUI suits. The only DUI suit worth having IMO is the 450, the others are suits I don't care for. USIA has a good suit as well, the real problem is that there are tons of choices. Bare makes good stuff and my buddy likes his a lot.

If you go for Dry gloves, IMO stay away from the SiTech rings because they tend to leak easily if you don't have them put on exactly right with your mouth twisted just so and of course the phases of the moon and starts must be just so.

Drygloves don't normally come with suits as dryhoods don't, both of which I consider indispensable.

Viking rings can be fitted to other suits, get the one that you stretch the glove over. Do not get a ring system that you have an o ring on the glove side that slides into the bayonet, it will leak on you eventually unless you're a very lucky guy.
 

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