The problem of understocked dive shops.

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Eric

I am skeptical that there is much difference between "freediving" neoprene and "scuba" neoprene. I have been scuba diving in freediving suits for a couple of years now. Former SB personality DumpsterDiver turned me on to them and I haven't looked back.

I note that freedivestore.com and makospearguns.com have extensive inventories of high-quality 2-piece beavertail wetsuits at competitive prices and with generous return policies.

On inventory in LDSs, I share your pain and have moved on and accepted that most of my gear purchases will be from LeisurePro and DGX. I make my own air and perform my own service.

We have been diving the Mako Yamamoto open cell wetsuits for a few months now and have been extremely pleased. Excellent materials and construction. Mako has very competitive prices and excellent customer service too. I am currently writing a review, but it’s somewhat burdensome explaining the advantages, disadvantages and differences between open cell and closed cell neoprene to the vast number of divers unfamiliar with open cell. Has this been addressed on SB in the past? @MAKO Spearguns

 

[chillyinCanada]

Eric...

If ''vintage'' style two piece ''beavertail'' suits are your thing...

freedivershop.com...

ELIOS Smooth-Skin Vintage Style Suits...

Best...Warren

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[MAKO Spearguns]

We have been diving the Mako Yamamoto open cell wetsuits for a few months now and have been extremely pleased. Excellent materials and construction. Mako has very competitive prices and excellent customer service too. I am currently writing a review, but it’s somewhat burdensome explaining the advantages, disadvantages and differences between open cell and closed cell neoprene to the vast number of divers unfamiliar with open cell. Has this been addressed on SB in the past? @MAKO Spearguns

Thanks very much for the positive comments!

We made a promotional (and hopefully informative post) on this thread. I'm not sure it adequately spells out the differences in open cell versus closed cell suits, but it might be relevant

How To Choose a Freedive Suit