New Dry Suit by next M & G

[bladephotog]

Gotcha! I'm working hard to prevent that, but it gets harder with each year past 40.

Yup, just turned 41 so I know what you mean.

About zebras. My writing partner has a DUI TLS suit and it's nice. But she did cut it on a zebra mussel on a dive in Lake Ontario a couple of summers ago and didn't even remember touching anything. But it got real cold real fast for her.

I've come up from a dive with zebras on my shoulder, from going inside a wreck, without getting sliced. The Bare HD Tech is a tough suit.

 

[northen diver]

Denny: I have a Diving Concept Z flex. The Z flex runs around 1400.00 . It is a front entry suit, boots are attached, cuffs are attached to the suit and it come with a dry hood and dry gloves. It is cordura ( hard to rip this materail) with the kelvar need pads along with suspenders. It is a very rugged for the price.

 

[ComputerJoe]

I have a Bare 4mm compressed neoprene suit and a DUI CNse (1.5mm) compressed neoprene. The Bare is by far warmer but the DUI streches better over my substantial middle making a very streamlined form when I'm in it (think Blue Whale). There is no doubt that the DUI is better built and quality does not come cheap, but there are a lot of us that can do without the leather uphostlery in our vechicle's too.

 

[Diver Lori]

I have been diving a DUI CLX450 since 2001. Love it, wouldn't think of switching. I recently had it retrofitted for Zip Seals on the wrists and will probably dive it for another 3 to 4 years and sell it when I buy a new DUI.

Paid cash for it, and will pay cash for the next one....that's why I am debt free these days, I plan my purchases carefully and buy quality that lasts.

 

[wb416]

The DUI TLS-350 has treated me well for 8 years now. Over 600 dives on the same suit and it's still going strong.

Unfortunately, I don't like how the zipper on the 350 zips bottom to top or the use of zip seals, so I'm not sure I would make the same purchase now.

Trilam suits give you a greater range of temperature selection by varying your insulation. I've dove the suit in Pompano, FL & Panama City, Fl all the way to 33-36F wreck diving in the early spring.

I like the flexibility of the TLS-350 trilam suit. Good range of motion compared to stiffer suits like the CLX-450 or CF200.

 

[pcarlson1911]

from Diving Concepts Main Page

I bought the suit from Sean at Diver's Cove and Rescue Outfitters - Cleveland Ohio's NAUI SCUBA Diving Center He custom measured me and ordered the suit, they stitched it up and now it is mine all mine!
Sean sells both diving concepts and DUI.

I dove both Trilam and Neoprene suits before making my decision. Diving both madeit easy. For me compressed neoprene was the better product.

1. It has insulation value alone. I rarely dive in water over 75 degrees. 65-75 suit alone. 55-65 suit with long underwear. 45-55 suit with one layer of fleece. Less than 45 long underwear and fleece. I had diving concepts add a warm neck collar which provides neoprene to cover the neck seal awesome addition.Next week in fl i will dive dry with no undies in 70 degree water. This comig summer I will dive deep wrecks witha single layer. Can't Wait!

2. Comfort The suit a a touch of stretch to it. This seems to make the squeeze on my legs feel much more even and gentle. The trilam suits seemed to pinch and crush from time to time. The getleness of the squeeze helps me to dive with less air in my suit, this means less ballast. With no underwear compressed neo suit and ss plate with an al 80 i need 4 pounds. love it!

3. Stretch. the stretchin the suit makes movement much more simple. Doing valve drills in the compressed neoprene is much easier because I have a greater range of motion.

4. Durability. the compressed neoprene is tough.

The only disadvatage I have seen is that the crushed neoprene is heavy when wet.

Happy shopping!
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[Diver Lori]

The weight of the crushed or compressed neoprene when wet has me thinking I will stick with the CLX450 for my next DUI. I've got a friend with a TLS350 and a CF200....and he says the 200 also takes forever to dry. He says it's really toasty and durable....but he's not yet sure it's worth it for the weight and drytime.

 

[dab]

I also dive a DUI CLX450 and absolutely love it. I have the zip seals on the wrist and rock boots. I can vary the undergarments to fit the conditions and the suit is well made and the fit is excellent.

 

[Barracuda2]

I want to thank all of you for your great input. I've got the list narrowed to three:

1. Pinnacle EVO 2 Cordura Dry - Scuba Toys - $1499.95

2. Bare Trilan HD Tech Drysuit - Scuba Toys - $1425.00 (thanks to Divin' Hoosier)

3. DUI CLX450 - Scuba toys - $1806.50 (or see if my LDS can meet or better that price)

Any critiques or comments on pricing or better dealers to research will be appreciated. If there are any dealers on SB that handle these brands, PM me---I'm serious.

Thanks, Denny

 

[bladephotog]

Hey Denny. You might check with Dale at Sea Level Scuba on the Bare suit for a price. I don't know if he can get close or not but I don't think I paid much more for mine, even though it was a couple years ago. Might be worth a shot.