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Drysuits - doug67 - 03-03-2009
I'm looking at drysuits and was wondering if anyone has expeariance with the whites fusion suit? I like the streamlining affect of it but am open to other suggestions. Help me out. >
Re: Drysuits - Hydro - 03-03-2009
i suggest a suit with a zipper in the front for self donning, its also easy to make sure the zipper is closed yourself
possibly the most important thing is a good fit, too small and you will be restricted, too large and youll have air pockets... of course you have to assume a little larger for insulation space... a nice extra on mine is a normal zipper over the waterproof one for protection and to keep dirt away
Re: Drysuits - jasondbaker - 03-03-2009
Interesting suit. I read through the information on their website --
I'm always a bit wary when dive vendors tout their latest revolutionary design. Your best bet is to try this suit at the lake or in a pool first.
Personally I'm not wild about the outer shell layer. I can see some streamlining advantages and some cleaning disadvantages. I'm not sure the complexity is worth it.
My Andy's drysuit has a similar front shoulder zipper configuration. I wish it had the more traditional diagonal zipper configuration instead.
My next suit will probably be a Diving Concepts.
Re: Drysuits - LKunze - 03-03-2009
My first suit was a used DUI TLS350 as shown in my pics. It was a good suit and served me well. I upgraded to a custom Diving Concepts Duraflex Tek suit a couple years ago and I really like that suit. It wasn't cheap but was worth the extra cost. I too prefer the front diagonal self donning zipper as Jason mentioned. I also prefer the DUI rock boots over the built in boots so I had my Diving Concepts suit made with neoprene socks instead of boots and then wear a pair of DUI rock boots over the socks. If you can fit well into a stock size suit it's obviously the more affordable way to go though. Another affordable option you might consider is the Pinnacle Evolution 2 suit . Those seem to be pretty popular around here.
Re: Drysuits - doug67 - 03-04-2009
Thanks guys info helps. I'm gonna test dive a fusion at the end of the month but if I do get a different one it will deffinetly be a custom.