Which is the best dry suit

[JonnyB]

i have narowed my selection down to these 4 suits. Any good or bad comments about them is greatly appreciated.

1. Ursuit Heavy Light Cordura FZ
2. Viking Pro Tech
3. Predator HARD-CORE
4. Typhoon CNK-Tech

Regards
Jonny Bekkestad

 

[Green_Manelishi]

i have narowed my selection down to these 4 suits. Any good or bad comments about them is greatly appreciated.

1. Ursuit Heavy Light Cordura FZ
2. Viking Pro Tech
3. Predator HARD-CORE
4. Typhoon CNK-Tech

Regards
Jonny Bekkestad

Assuming the suits are similar in durability/function the "best" suit is the
suit that fits you properly.

 

[Arnaud]

Why no DUI?

 

[seavonj]

Have you considered an abyss? I have used these suits for 8 years in commercial diving, I have never had a seem leak. They are a fraction of the cost of a DUI and built to withstand. www.abyssdivingsuits.com

 

[JonnyB]

Why no DUI?

but the DUI does not really apply to me. Go figure, i have not tried it on so i might be wrong. My biggest problem is that there are not many people around me using drysuits and you cant buy them here. So when i get one i need to be sure that its right for me.

/Jonny

 

[JonnyB]

Have you considered an abyss? I have used these suits for 8 years in commercial diving, I have never had a seem leak. They are a fraction of the cost of a DUI and built to withstand. www.abyssdivingsuits.com

Yes i have looking into abyss but i am not into neoprene srysuits.

/Jonny

 

[Arnaud]

but the DUI does not really apply to me. Go figure, i have not tried it on so i might be wrong. My biggest problem is that there are not many people around me using drysuits and you cant buy them here. So when i get one i need to be sure that its right for me.

/Jonny

Take another look at DUI. There's a reason why it's considered the best manufacturer of dry suits. Are you planning to order your suit locally?

 

[JonnyB]

Take another look at DUI. There's a reason why it's considered the best manufacturer of dry suits. Are you planning to order your suit locally?

No, the suit i am going to buy i will have to do that over the internet as there are no stores selling drysuits here. That is why i have to base my judgement on what other people say and what i can read and see from pictures.
DUI do not present that much information on their site and they do not have any good pictures of the suits. That is why i excluded it from my choices. Can you tell me the difference between the different modells, cause that is one thing that really annoys me, companies that have to many modelles and there is not a really god explanation why i should choose the one over the other. As with DUI. I want the best suit available, i do not like neoprene and i want to be able to add extras to it without any problems. pockets, knife holders etc etc

/Jonny

 

[DA Aquamaster]

Take another look at DUI. There's a reason why it's considered the best manufacturer of dry suits.

Yes there is, but the reason has more to do with marketing and snob appeal than suit quality. You can get as good a suit for a lot less money else where.

 

[mddolson]

Hi Jonny,

You're likely to get as many oppinions on the suits as there are divers wearing them. I have personally dived a Viking Pro for over 800 dives. It was an excellent suit. I replaced the zipper and sold it for $400 (with a few patches, but still dry). I am now diving a Viking HD. I upgraded because of the abuse our suits get here in the great lakes, and at the time I had the extra cash. Zebra mussels are like razors.
While we don't like to contact them, I deal with Newbies all the time, and sometimes it's just unavoidable.

I highly recommend the Viking Pro.
I cannot comment on the other chices, I've never worn one.

Mike D

i have narowed my selection down to these 4 suits. Any good or bad comments about them is greatly appreciated.

1. Ursuit Heavy Light Cordura FZ
2. Viking Pro Tech
3. Predator HARD-CORE
4. Typhoon CNK-Tech

Regards
Jonny Bekkestad