Hello all! I recently just bought a used DUI CF200 drysuit for $210(tax and shipping included in the price) which is an insanely good deal!!! I am extremely happy with the price I paid for it, since I know that new DUI suits are >$3,000. However, I tried to put it on multiple times, and the suit just does not fit me, and this is without any real undergarments on. I think it might fit me better if I lost some weight which I am planning on doing, but there are some parts of the suit which seem to be too big, or too small for my general build. Here is a short list of some alterations I would need to have done if I wanted to actually dive this suit:
1)Shorten the leg length
2)Widen the hips a little bit
3)Make the chest circumference a bit bigger
does anyone have any idea to the feasibility and/or price of these alterations, or is it a fool's errand to try to do this? For reference, the DUI suit is a stock medium, and I am 5'6" and 180ish, and also pretty broad in the shoulders. My thoughts is that although it will be expensive I am sure, if it is cheaper by a mile to do the alterations vs. buy a new custom suit, I would like to do that to save a bit of money. I will be contacting multiple shops tomorrow to inquire, but I wanted to ask the scuba community in case anyone had any preliminary thoughts. Thanks!
1)Shorten the leg length
2)Widen the hips a little bit
3)Make the chest circumference a bit bigger
does anyone have any idea to the feasibility and/or price of these alterations, or is it a fool's errand to try to do this? For reference, the DUI suit is a stock medium, and I am 5'6" and 180ish, and also pretty broad in the shoulders. My thoughts is that although it will be expensive I am sure, if it is cheaper by a mile to do the alterations vs. buy a new custom suit, I would like to do that to save a bit of money. I will be contacting multiple shops tomorrow to inquire, but I wanted to ask the scuba community in case anyone had any preliminary thoughts. Thanks!
