which Dry suit

[Scubamedicjoe]

OK bear in mind we are a small team with very limited budget , most diving in small lakes , streams , pounds , and quarries , occasional golf course pond , so we are looking for getting away from out wet suits and moving to dry suit entire team of ten members ,
we are currently looking at two suits actually three but thing one out of our price range .
one being DUI .Public Safety TLS350
other two are whites :
Enviro Com 10 Drysuit
Hazmat Public Safety Drysuit
bear in mind we only had 8 call out in last year.
but train monthly and with some of the surrounding counties we work real close with and train with ,
advantage i see with the Enviro is cheaper and lighter over all but still a compatible suit , since most our water is contaminated mostly probably with fertilizers golf course , others who knows as most are small streams lakes ect ,
on other hand the other whites suit is full contaminated water suit ,
so what would you do ?

 

[elan]

Why CLX is not in the list ?

 

[Scubamedicjoe]

Cordura® Polyester blend / Butyl Rubber / Polyester on the upper
wasn't suggested by DUI due to the CorDura I believe ,
look at this comparison page ,

DUI Drysuit Style Features Guide

 

[explorer08]

In contaminated waters I swear on Viking suits.
http://www.vikingdiving.com/

I use a Viking Pro, that is the ancestor of the Pro 1000, together with dry gloves and a FFM.

 

[a22shady]

Bare Tri-lam suit (HD Tech-Dry). It's very durable, they offer Lifetime warranty on seams and workmanship. And come in at a better Pricepoint then most. Also I am sure if your purchasing a couple you can get an even better deal.

 

[ditch-diver]

My $0.02 worth.

If you want the industry standard for working divers, go with Viking if you can afford it. Get the contaminated water valves

I cannot comment on the DUI as I have never worked in one. I have worked with several dive teams I hold in very high regard who use them and love them and the suits seem to be holding up fine under the work

The Whites Hazmat has held up wonderfully in PSd for us.., we have had numerous suits from them in the field for a number of yers now and have had no problems with them

Tested the BARE HD for PSD for a couple years. Fantastic suit, would get it in a second for recreational diving, it is, IMO not a working suit. Just for one..., neoprene boots are hard to decontaminate. I would go Viking, then Whites Hazmat then the DUI (because I can't place it any higher without first hand knowledge.

 

[dittrimd]

I have a Viking pro that cost $2600 with under garment hazmat valves. Guys on our team bought DUI TLS350 Public safety that was right around the same amount with options. For me the Viking is fantastic, durable easily repairable and all around great suit. It is tough to go cheap when you are talking about PSD gear. Our team is an all volunteer team but we do everything we can to meet the accepted standards and protect our divers. Good luck on your search.

Mark D.

 

[Scubamedicjoe]

well so far whites haven't helped allot they say both will work but that The Hazmat suit is a double layer of polyurethane material and the Enviro Com 10 is a single layer coated on a nylon core. The seams are stitched and then fused with a Polyurethane tape at 635 degrees Celsius. The material is exactly the same as on the outside of the Hazmat; the difference is on the inside.

 

[Gary D.]

We have USIA in the main stream which are replacing our DUI's and White's. We still have Vikings for the real dirty stuff. I'm still in the DUI's (50/50 and TLS 350) and will stay there as I'll be pulling the plug before to long. The 50/50 for recovery and the 350 for rescue.

 

[elan]

Cordura® Polyester blend / Butyl Rubber / Polyester on the upper
wasn't suggested by DUI due to the CorDura I believe ,
look at this comparison page ,

DUI Drysuit Style Features Guide

Oh Does it need to be decontaminated ? Would you dive waters that need decontamination of the suits after wards? If yes I think than not using cordura makes sense. I think a Viking would be a good choice.