Tech Shorts Recommendations

[Tracy]

I hate them all. I just add quality pockets to all my exposure suits.

 

[happy-diver]

I'd splash out on a couple of pairs, if they came the same length as chaps, perhaps a faux suede

Hey now there's a business opportunity if I ever invented one, car battery size pockets on chaps

For all those very extra specialistas you never use

 

[Heat Miser]

I like the apeks teck shorts, but I am a bit more big butt/ thick waisted and the large belt buckle and adjustable velcro waistline, works for me. I have seen other people wear them with less butt / bigger gut and they come out on surface dangling low.

I got to here after several iterations including using a dive rite thigh pocket, which almost always seemed to become a sporran after a dive.

I'm pretty tempted just to stick with the drysuit now but it has taken me well over 100 dives to get any form of comfort with it. However I have a friend with a boat (the best kind) and he doesn't have a ladder, so you climb up through the engine well, and I don't need to test my drysuit on that type of maneuver and would wear teck short/wetsuit for that.

 

[GF99/99]

I hate them all. I just add quality pockets to all my exposure suits.

Agree!

"good tech shorts" is like an oxymoron. I found the Apeks/FE ones to just be way to big and baggy, but I'm a smaller guy 5'10" 180lbs 31" waist. The scubapro I like the fit but the material does not last. I only get about 300 dives out of them and then there toast.

If your not diving dry suit glue on or sew on pockets are the way to go. Plus you can put them on your front thighs. I never understood why more pockets are not mounted like this. If your sidemount diving or sidemout your stages/BO now your pockets do not get in the way. Also if your diving 4 BO's its easier to access them then trying to find your sidepockets hidden by your tanks.

 

[Rayk]

I have Mares shorts and i am quite happy with it, it is made super sturdy and pockets has two main compartments under the velcro flap and one zipper pouch top of the flap and each of those compartments has two bungee loops to secure stuff. Back up mask, back up dsmb with reel takes half of the space available in the pocket.

Good thing about that short it is made out of same material of the drysuit so no neoprene, no bulky and no added buoyancy.

 

[TravelGas]

OK, so far there is a consensus not to buy Apeks.
Should I buy the latest version of the ScubaPro or the Mares ?
Anyone have a link to the exact model ?

 

[BoltSnap]

What about the shorts from XS Scuba:

Neoprene Pocket Shorts — XS Scuba - Everything For The Perfect Dive

Quickly add Tech Pockets to your dive Fits over wetsuit or drysuit Advanced “bike shorts” pattern 2 mm superstretch neoprene Durable flat-lock seams Nylon cord draw string to prevent slipping Two Tech Thigh Pockets (see features for HL106 - Highland Glue-On Thigh Pocket) p/n HL1

www.xsscuba.com

 

[davecampbell]

if you like Apeks version, search for Yonsub shorts. Exactly the same but a fraction of the price. Simply rebadged branding.

 

[Tracy]

Agree!

"good tech shorts" is like an oxymoron. I found the Apeks/FE ones to just be way to big and baggy, but I'm a smaller guy 5'10" 180lbs 31" waist. The scubapro I like the fit but the material does not last. I only get about 300 dives out of them and then there toast.

If your not diving dry suit glue on or sew on pockets are the way to go. Plus you can put them on your front thighs. I never understood why more pockets are not mounted like this. If your sidemount diving or sidemout your stages/BO now your pockets do not get in the way. Also if your diving 4 BO's its easier to access them then trying to find your sidepockets hidden by your tanks.

Mine are mounted on my butt in my wetsuits. It allows access in sidemount and with rebreather bailouts.

 

[GF99/99]

Mine are mounted on my butt in my wetsuits. It allows access in sidemount and with rebreather bailouts.

Clever. Might try that on the net wetsuit