Has anyone tried on a Scubapro EverFlex?

[stuartv]

Most of my EverFlex suits are older and have a normal zipper. I love the way they fit and work. But, because my 5/4mm is starting to get ratty and very compressed, and the new ones have the stupid diagonal zipper, I am about to switch to a Bare Reactive suit. I was concerned about zipper failures with the Reactive, but I talked to my Bare rep over the weekend and he said they have changed the zipper in the Reactive suits since the early ones. The new zipper is more sturdy. I intend to give it a try.

 

[mafi]

Both my GF and I bought 5/4 Everflex recently and we both love it.

The zipper is not a problem for us at all - you can feel in outside the water but once you are in you do not even know it's there. We are both diving Razor Sidemount.

The donning and doffing, considering the stretch of the suit is easy. It only took a bit more effort for my GF around the ass/hips area, which she solved with 4E Thermocline shorts.

The suit is nice and warm, does not constrict movement at all and there is only a small amount of water that gets inside.

I highly recommend it.

PS: Now I am using 2x Steel 12L and I am perfectly weighted with no ballast in the wing. That's the dream!

 

[Moodiver]

Although this seems to be an older thread, I would like to share my opinion on Everflex´s latest Model, which I purchased just recently.
I bought a 7/5mm suit size MT, my height is around 177cm at 72kg and it fits perfectly. One thing I do not like is the wrist zipper. Once I zip it up completely I can feel a strong pressure on my wrist. I have to fold the inner layer - about 1cm - and rest the zip on it. Other than that it´s amazing. At first it makes you feel squeezed like beeing stuck inside an ass, but once you move your arms, bend down you feel it´s stretchy side and it becomes really nice. Can´t say much about it´s use in cold waters, but it kept me warm for about 40mins in a 12°C lake around the corner.

 

[BKC]

Although this seems to be an older thread, I would like to share my opinion on Everflex´s latest Model...

Once the thread is refreshed, I am sharing my opinion and would appreciate any similar response very much.
I have the relatively recent (last few years) experience with Scubapro Sport and then EverFlex. Both are very comfortable and fit my dimensions perfectly. My only complain is the neoprene foam compression, which ruins the entire impression...

- With "Sport" (3 mm) I simply began feel cold (noticeably colder!) by the end of the first 1.5 week long dive trip. I am trying to do 4 dives a day, but it took only a week of diving down to only ~100 feet. I did measure the material thickness - it became thinner. After a couple more trips it became useless sheet of rubber.

- EverFlex (5 mm) was the next try. It was a bit too much for my warm water diving. However, it is nice suit with good seals and perfect fit, which is important. (I do not agree that a diagonal zip is a problem.) However, the problem is the same compression. Now, after three dive trips totaling in ca.70-75 dives it is hardly 3-3.5 mm thick.

So, I am puzzled with the next shopping to come...

 

[outofofficebrb]

I am the OP for this post. I ended up getting Aqua Lung AquaFlex wetsuits in a 3mm, 5mm, and an 8/7 semidry. The fit was much better on this than the Scubapro EverFlex and in speaking with many people it sounds like it molds around people and varying body shapes/sizes/types better. I highly recommend trying them. I was a smaller size in the 3mm than the 5 and 8/7.

I’ve had 230 dives on my 5mm since buying it and I have been very happy. My next suit will likely be a repeat or a Probe iDry from Australia.

 

[scubazendiver]

At first I wanted to buy an 8/7 Aqualung too, but too many complaints about spoiled zippers left me wondering

 

[stuartv]

I still have my EverFlex suits (3/2, 5/4, and 7/5), but I recently got 2 Bare Reactive suits in 3 and 5mm. I did 12 dives down in NC in June in my Bare 5mm. The shallowest dive was 109' and the deepest was 116. These were wreck dives, so I was generally spending the whole dive at or near that depth - i.e. not reef dives where I started deep and then gradually went shallower all the way until I walked out ashore. All the dives were generally between 50 and 70 minutes long. There was one cut short by a BCD issue, so my average over all the dives was 50 minutes per dive.

So, I'd say my 5mm has had a pretty good workout, as far as becoming compressed and losing warmth goes.

Since that trip to NC, I have done a number of dives in the same suit in Lake Phoenix, where bottom temps have been running around 55 degrees. At 55, I was chilly but not at all freezing. That was with the suit and Bare 5mm Ultrawarmth boots, 3mm Ultrawarmth gloves, and a 7/5mm Ultrawarmth hood.

The Bare suits are the most stretchy and comfortable wetsuits I personally have used, as well. But, that really isn't saying much, as the only other wetsuits I have really used are my EverFlex suits, which are something like 2012 or 2013 vintage. I think the newer EverFlex suits are warmer and more stretchy than the ones I have. Honestly, if I still had the ability to buy ScubaPro at key man pricing, I would have gotten new EverFlex suits. Instead, I got a connection to buy a couple of Bare suits at a really good price, so I jumped on that and am very happy with them.

Before I bought my Bare suits, I was concerned about what I had heard regarding the Reactive suits and zipper failures. But, I talked to the Bare rep (who is a personal friend, so I don't think he was just BS'ing me) about that and he said they had updated to a better zipper since the earlier versions of the Reactive suit. I have not had any issues or signs of impending failures on mine - but I only have 16 dives on the 5mm and less than that on the 3mm.

 

[BKC]

I still have my EverFlex suits (3/2, 5/4, and 7/5), but I recently got 2 Bare Reactive suits in 3 and 5mm.

So... How many dives did you have on your 5/4mm EverFlex before you found it "very compressed"?

P.S. I used Bare 3 mm in the past. When the second one became very thin, I switched to SF because of (to be honest) wrist and ankle zippers - it does not matter for the warm water but much more convenient with multiple don/doff. (I do prefer the very tight fit.) I found that the SF fit is even better for my body, especially "Sport". However... compression, very fast compression is not the feature I was looking for...

 

[Wingy]

I'm not a fan - it just didn't feel "right" was too long in arms and torso so I'm very very happy with my Aqualung Aquaflex.

 

[maadJurguer]

I have the 7/5 everflex and have used it a few weekends. Other than the usual troubles with getting in and out of a 7, I've found it to be pretty good quality and like others have mentioned, it works like a semi-dry which is nice.