wet/dry suit???

[bobby-in-mass]

I live in mass and am new to diving.
I got cert in key largo (awesome)
I need to buy a suit. for the water around here.
Henderson 7mm Titanium Hyperstretch Wetsuit
or a dry suit?
I have all the other equipment and dont know if the price difference will be worth it
$400 wet/1200 dry?
please help
thanks
bob

 

[The Kraken]

Bobby,

For what it's worth, I live in Georgia and bought a dry suit. It allows me to dive year round with no discomfort.
It's $1200 I'll NEVER REGRET spending.

the Kraken

 

[M_Bipartitus]

Most divers in cold areas, and many in areas that aren't considered cold enough to require drysuits still dive dry. I did many dives in a freshwater spring that was 62 deg F, all the students had one piece 7mm wetsuits, all the instructors dove dry. You will likely need to take an extra class, also you can find inexpensive drysuits online for $600-800. Myself, I decided that rather than spend the money for a Hyperstretch, I'm saving for a drysuit. Note that most drysuits can be adapted to a larger temperature range by changing the undergarment.

 

[crlavoie]

I live in mass and am new to diving.
I got cert in key largo (awesome)
I need to buy a suit. for the water around here.
Henderson 7mm Titanium Hyperstretch Wetsuit
or a dry suit?
I have all the other equipment and dont know if the price difference will be worth it
$400 wet/1200 dry?
please help
thanks
bob

I guess it depends on your budget and how much you think you will dive. In hind sight for me, I never should have wasted the money on a wetsuit. If your planning on an "extended season", I would go right for the DS. Incidentally, I just bought a Bare XCD2 Tech at PG dive and got a great deal. I'm actually picking it up today.

If you KNOW your going to stick to the warmer months, you might lean toward a wet suit but even then... I can't imagine that you would regret going dry.

Oh hey, I'll sell you MY wet suit!!!

 

[M_Bipartitus]

I might add that I always liked using the Henderson one-peice, but not enough to buy one when I could get a drysuit for a few hundred more

 

[AttitudeAdjuster]

In 39* water the drysuit is worth every penny.

 

[The Kraken]

I, like Crlavoie, have a Bare XCD2 "Tech".
Now, please take this from the point of a very, very, very new dry suit diver . . .

I love this suit because it adds a little bit of advantage from both the "neoprene suit" and "tri-lam suit" groups.

It's heavier and more abraisive resistant than the tri-lam suits, but not as heavy and movement restrictive as the neoprene suit.

It still insulates like a neoprene suit without the loss of motion, but is not as flexible as the tri-lam suits.

Ya pays your moneys, ya takes your chances. . .

the Kraken

 

[Scuba Brad]

I"m with the group of all the dry suits we've sold Bare XCD2 is the #1 seller. Mention Scuba Board when ordering and we'll take care you of.

Happy Diving

 

[countryboy]

For what I have spent on wetsuits, I could have started with a dry suit... I took the dry suit specialty, just haven't saved the $$ yet.

Get a full 3mm for the Caribbean diving (if you choose to) and a dry suit for [just about] everything else..

 

[jeckyll]

I've done all my diving in 40 - 50 degree water. Drysuit is the only option, especially when you consider surface intervals with snow on the ground