Tech Diving Dry suit recommendation

[MasterMindDiver]

Hello All,
I am about to work with a dive shop to teach diving classes, and I am planning to take the technical route in the near future and i need second dry suit to promote dive shop gears and it shall be any of the following brands

• APEKS/Aqualung
• Scubapro
• DUI
• Apollo
• Bare
• Hollis

I have Santi dry suit already, and i would like to get similar features in the new dry suit like Pee valve, neck ring, wrist ring ..

on top of that , would like to have it flexible and allow range of motion and durable at the same time.
Since i am going to use it for Tech diving (GUE and/or TDI) , i believe will need to stay away from neoprene , please let me know if i am wrong.

I heard that DUI FLX Extreme and CF200X are the best , and i heard good reviews about scubapro's dry suits too.
I appreciate sharing with me your thoughts/experience with your tech dry suit.
Regards

 

[grantctobin]

On that list, I’d choose an FLX Extreme or a CF200 depending on personal preference.

 

[MasterMindDiver]

thanks @grantctobin for the quick response !
may i ask what are the factors to help me decide FLX Extreme or a CF200 fits me better ?

On that list, I’d choose an FLX Extreme or a CF200 depending on personal preference.

 

[_Ralph]

If you want something close to your Santi, the FLX would be it.

There’s a few things I like better on the DUI, mainly the turbo soles compared to SANTI, but hate the cost of the ZIP Seals...

(Owned and dive both)

_R

 

[stuartv]

The Hollis DX300 (DX300X?) is actually a very nice suit. Trilam. Has rings for a dry glove system. Has a changeable neck seal system. Has decent thigh pockets. Has attached socks. Has a diagonal front zip.

All of which are my preferences in a drysuit.

And they are not that expensive.

I almost bought one from the shop I was working for. But, they didn't have my size and I was not willing to order one without trying it on to verify my size first.

 

[Leo Travis]

@MasterMindDiver
I also have a Santi, it has it's Pro & Cons
Quite a few of my fellow GUE/TDI friends like there DUI suits and a few have Bare too
Also I should mention a growing number of people have or are switching to Ursuit
The ones that have them already really like them, same features as Santi but with more Pros vs cons
I'm thinking my next suit will be a Ursuit

 

[Jim Lapenta]

If the suit you have is fine, why buy another? If the shop wants you to push their brands they should provide you with the model they'd like to sell the most of.

 

[NothingClever]

@MasterMindDiver
I also have a Santi, it has it's Pro & Cons
Quite a few of my fellow GUE/TDI friends like there DUI suits and a few have Bare too
Also I should mention a growing number of people have or are switching to Ursuit
The ones that have them already really like them, same features as Santi but with more Pros vs cons
I'm thinking my next suit will be a Ursuit

On this weekend’s LOB, there were three divers in ursuits. Look to be high quality kit.

 

[Teo Heyl]

Hello All,
I am about to work with a dive shop to teach diving classes, and I am planning to take the technical route in the near future and i need second dry suit to promote dive shop gears and it shall be any of the following brands

• APEKS/Aqualung
• Scubapro
• DUI
• Apollo
• Bare
• Hollis

I have Santi dry suit already, and i would like to get similar features in the new dry suit like Pee valve, neck ring, wrist ring ..

on top of that , would like to have it flexible and allow range of motion and durable at the same time.
Since i am going to use it for Tech diving (GUE and/or TDI) , i believe will need to stay away from neoprene , please let me know if i am wrong.

I heard that DUI FLX Extreme and CF200X are the best , and i heard good reviews about scubapro's dry suits too.
I appreciate sharing with me your thoughts/experience with your tech dry suit.
Regards

Hi. I am definitely an Apeks KVR1 fan. Have one myself. Has all of the features you want. One thing that stands out to me about the KVR1 is the Kevlar outer shell. Waterproof inner over sized lining with a durable kevlar outer shell that pulls everything in. The outer shell can also be replaced by the Aqualung Bullet shell- so if you do a lot of travelling you can switch it to neoprene (if need be).

 

[stuartv]

@CAPTAIN SINBAD has (or had?) an Ursuit. He also had a good look at my Seaskin trilam. Maybe he can give his opinion on how they compare. The Seaskin is way less expensive...