Trilam vs. Neoprene

[cstreu1026]

What are the advantages of trilam or neoprene drysuits? I am trying to talk my fiance into a drysuit so she will come dive with me. My instructor wants to sell his bare Neoprene suit though I am not sure it will fit, besides I am thinking the trilam would be more comfortable not to mention easy to get in to and out of.

 

[JeffAustin]

I like my Trilaminate suit. It is light, flexible, doesn't require a lot of weight, conforms to my body well, and drys quickly. I had a neoprene drysuit,7mm. about ten years ago, I did not like it at all. I needed a ton of weight, and it was harder to control buoyancy(suit compression and air pockets under arms and behind knees) I don't have any experience with compressed neoprene suits, so I can't comment on them. If you are talking your fiance into diving with you, make sure it fits well and is somewhat comfy, or you will hear about it...

 

[Aardal]

My wife first dove a Viking vulcanized rubber suit and didn't like the bulkyness of the suit. So I bought her a woman's Trilam Bare suit and she loves the range of motion and comfort of the suit.

I would say Trilam is the way to go for her. Just my .02

I currently dive a Viking suit and a DUI suit. I like them both, i'm more partial to the Viking. Good Luck!

 

[Bob3]

That very topic has been discussed in fairly good detail at: http://www.scubaboard.com/t7462/s.html

Don't feel bad if you're still confused a tad, there is no one best suit, you need to match personal preferences & local conditions. Sometimes even your budget.

 

[runvus4]

Irregardles of Trilam vs Neoprene discussions, if you do consider the suit, make sure that it fits properly. It doesn't matter what suit material you use if it is extremely large/baggy on you or if it is too small that you can't wear appropriate underwear comfortably for your range of diving with an appropriate range of motion.

 

[Scottri]

I have never owned a Neoprene dry suit but I know several people that do and they refer to them as damp suits. They seem to leak more than Tri Lam suits. I'm partial to tri lam and pak cloth suits myself.


Scott