We have sold over 130 fusions, and not one person has ripped, torn, or had any issues with them. Some of the people that bought them are really hard on equipment, myself included. There are alot of reasons why its harder to rip than a standard drysuit.
- Fits closer to the body, no folds sticking out to get snagged
- Very flexible, if you snag something, there is enough give for it to roll off, your standard drysuit, when snagged, will just rip as there is typically no give.
- With the above, if you do snag, most times it will probably just grab the outer skin(lycra or neo) and slid off the inner suit, snaggin your outer skin (sew it up or put a patch this doesnt keep you dry...or buy another)
- If you get a few hundred dives like others have, you have a killer drysuit that can take a beating, if after 1000 or more, it starts to wear out, normally you have to buy a new drysuit$1000+ again, with the Fusion, you can re-buy the inner bladder, use your old valves and your back in action again for a fraction of the price
- do you drag your regs in the dirt or sand? Probably not, so I don't forsee you doing that with a suit, so the only issue is in the water....this thing fits so close its like wearing a 1mm wetsuit.....have you ever heard of alot of people snaggin 1mm suits? Nope, they fit so close you can get thru passages with less worry of snags
Hope some of that helps, feel free to call me, we open at 11am, if you have more questions or need some help picking out a suit for your needs
we sell more suits in a year, than most have ever, or will ever sell....we have the experience to help you get a great suit and knowledge to help you after the sale too! We dont just sell them, we know everything about them and how they are in the water, we dive them all too
Neo suits are heavy, need more lead, but do keep you warmer or wearing less of an undergarment. I personally am about lightweight and flexibility...Undergarments are meant to keep you warm
