Rental DUI TLS350 suits- would you buy one?

[Hoosier]

I can't say if it is a good deal or not because I don't see the suit with my own eyes.

Like dbg40 said, the zipper is ok, it isn't a big deal to get the new wrist and neck seals. Anyway, it is a cutome size and comsumables...

In addiiton, you might also need to check the refurbished one from diveus.com...
There are many good deals out there... So, study and shop around more...

 

[H2Andy]

it entirely depends on the quality of the suit

i bought a 1994 DUI TLS350 used (after it was used for instruction and rental).

other than three or four leaks, which i eventually found and patched, nothing's
wrong with it. i do have a small seep on my right calf/foot area which i can't find.

it's barely enough to dampen my sock... not wet...

so... yeah... i made a good call... but it depends on the suit

 

[StSomewhere]

Why are you so sure you want zip seals?

 

[Hoosier]

Why are you so sure you want zip seals?

BC it is a darn convenient and worry free.......... Just my 2 psi....

 

[StSomewhere]

But it would double the cost of the used suit. Why not start with what it has and change out the seals later if the existing ones didn't work out?

 

[Hoosier]

Point taken, Maybe, the current seal doesn't work out this body...

 

[LG Diver]

Why are you so sure you want zip seals?

In my mind, the convenience afforded by zip seals is what distinguishes DUI suits from any other trilam suit. Without the zipseals we're just talking about a used trilam suit for $500 with 400 dives on it. Without zipseals for slightly more than $500 there's any number of good new trilam suits. The point is taken, though, that if the suit's seals are fine I can get by without retrofitting it immediately. If/when the seals finally need replacing I can retrofit zip seals at that point.

 

[Tristessa]

my first drysuit was a heavily used tls350. I got 5 good years out of it before i bought a new one, another tls350

 

[H2Andy]

ah.... what is a zip seal?

 

[HowardE]

ah.... what is a zip seal?

Seriously?