Zaffy
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First of all, I'm a new diver looking for my first wetsuit. Most of my diving will be in Southern California, LA/Ventura County (6mm or 7mm). I'm putting this post here because it's a wetsuit topic, I've been lurking and posting in the socal section already . I prefer a fullsuit without a hood. I'm a big guy,
I've sort of narrowed it down to a couple of suits, but I'm looking for some help through the jargon.
First off Bare velocity 7/6 Full
My question here is, what does Progressive stretch do for me? Glued and Blind stitched? I know most of the points they have are marketing.
Second, 2 people have recommended Henderson Hyperstretch, 1 person warned against it.
Their website doesn't seem to have any useful info about it. So just wondering what peoples opinions are on this suit.
MSRP: $360
3rd, Bodyglove Excursion Elite.
mens fullsuit - MATERIALS
vaporflex on shoulders and sleeves
future flex chest, back, and legs
partial fluid seal seams and wrists
platinum glideskin interior
CONSTRUCTION
vaporlock seams
anatomically cut
FEATURES
supratex softshock kneepads
adjustable velcro collar
interior key pocket
What's a partial fluid seal? Vapor lock seams?
Again, lots of marketing points here.
I tried one of these on, XXL. It fit pretty good and I got it on pretty easy.
MSRP: $300, on sale for $200 until 7/10 .
Right now I'm leaning heavily towards Bodyglove, #3, But I want to make sure I'm looking at the right stuff. I wanted to get some opinions from you guys.
Thanks in advance.
I've sort of narrowed it down to a couple of suits, but I'm looking for some help through the jargon.
First off Bare velocity 7/6 Full
- [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
[*] NEW! PROGRESSIVE STRETCH TECHNOLOGY.
[*]7mm PROGRESSIVE STRETCH suit with 6mm arm and LUMBARE-X-TENDER panels.
[*]Adjustable GLIDESEAL neck.
[*]Heavy-duty PK back zipper with internal gasket.
[*]Articulated pre-bent arms with mid-forearm internal flip seals.
[*]Anatomically contoured knees and lower legs with internal mid-calf flip seals.
[*]LUMBARE-X-TENDER panel in lower back.
[*]ARMOR-FLEX lower leg protection.
[*]PK ankle zippers for easy donning.
[*]Glued and blind stitched.[/FONT]
My question here is, what does Progressive stretch do for me? Glued and Blind stitched? I know most of the points they have are marketing.
Second, 2 people have recommended Henderson Hyperstretch, 1 person warned against it.
Their website doesn't seem to have any useful info about it. So just wondering what peoples opinions are on this suit.
MSRP: $360
3rd, Bodyglove Excursion Elite.
mens fullsuit - MATERIALS
vaporflex on shoulders and sleeves
future flex chest, back, and legs
partial fluid seal seams and wrists
platinum glideskin interior
CONSTRUCTION
vaporlock seams
anatomically cut
FEATURES
supratex softshock kneepads
adjustable velcro collar
interior key pocket
What's a partial fluid seal? Vapor lock seams?
Again, lots of marketing points here.
I tried one of these on, XXL. It fit pretty good and I got it on pretty easy.
MSRP: $300, on sale for $200 until 7/10 .
Right now I'm leaning heavily towards Bodyglove, #3, But I want to make sure I'm looking at the right stuff. I wanted to get some opinions from you guys.
Thanks in advance.