I have just returned from a dive that began with a "semi-controlled plummet" entry. When I finished the dive I noticed a gash in my 7mm wetsuit and in my own knee. The knee will heal and the wetsuit is easily repaired. But it did make me think of the drysuit in my future.
In the next year or two I will move back to California and dive primarily at Monterrey. I have reluctantly determined that this will require a drysuit purchase. I assume that people that use Rockboots (or clones) are doing the same rocky shore dives I do now.
My question is how tough and repairable are drysuits compared to wetsuits? I have two Bare wetsuits, and even with graceful shore entries they abrade over a few dives. Do drysuits require frequent minor surface repairs with rocky shore dive entries?
In the next year or two I will move back to California and dive primarily at Monterrey. I have reluctantly determined that this will require a drysuit purchase. I assume that people that use Rockboots (or clones) are doing the same rocky shore dives I do now.
My question is how tough and repairable are drysuits compared to wetsuits? I have two Bare wetsuits, and even with graceful shore entries they abrade over a few dives. Do drysuits require frequent minor surface repairs with rocky shore dive entries?