Question about CLX450 as first drysuit

[Brandon]

I have a Bare XCD2... wanted the CLX450, but couldn't afford it.

Buddy has one and he looks slick in it. We call it the James Bond suit... his fits so well it looks like a custom tailored tux.

Gives me a major case of suit envy to dive with him =)

Oh.. and Robert - WTH??? You're wearing a drysuit and there's palm trees in the background? Something about that just doesn't seem right... it goes against the natural order.

-B

 

[Captain CaveMan]

I love my 450 Signiture ser suit. I also have the zipper bellow pockets and kevlar knee pads but I went with the cordura full suit. Im very happy that I did this. The only thing I got aws the zipseals and rockboots.

http://render-2.snapfish.com/render...KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gX0QQol|Rup6aQQ|/of=50,332,442

 

[Hank658]

Hey Brandon,

Doesn't Bare make a boot system like DUI's Rockboots? If I am thinking of the right thing I have heard good things about them vs. the Rockboot.(I'm a Turbosole kid of guy so I'm just going on what I have been hearing from others) Might be something for the OP to check out.

Hank

 

[Brandon]

Yeah, Bare calls them Trek boots. I went with a vulcanized rubber sole on mine - has held up very well on our barnacles / sharp rocks / urchins / gravel / etc.

-B

 

[orangelion03]

Oh.. and Robert - WTH??? You're wearing a drysuit and there's palm trees in the background? Something about that just doesn't seem right... it goes against the natural order.

-B

Natural order? This is Southern California man!

Pic was taken at the dive park in Avalon on Catalina Island. 75° air temp, but the water is 55°! It's not cold, it's "temperate" LOL!!

 

[Gombessa]

Ah, California. Our light comes from the Sun, but the water comes straight from Alaska!

 

[srcalDiver]

What suggestions do you have for knee pad material: CF200, Kevlar or Cordura. Is there value in ordering elbow or butt pads?

 

[Mr. Sunday]

I have the 450 and love it. I have had issues with wear on the bottom half though. In the crotch and the inside of the knees. I had a leak on the left leg due to this but it was repaired on the inside by DUI with little problem. I would like to add cf200 patches to the inside of the legs next to my knee pads but I am not sure if DUI will do this.

I would opt for the cordura bottom if I did it over again. The next time it goes in I am going to add a clover leaf crotch pad and another bellows pocket. I thought about elbow and butt pad but I do think they are needed for me.

I prefer the cf200 material to the Kevlar. I think DUI states it is tougher than the kevlar?

 

[srcalDiver]

Your right, DUI does say the CF200 is tougher than Kevlar, though I suspect it is less flexible. Does the cloverleaf pad protect the upper inside areas of the legs?