What is the difference between trilaminate drysuits?

[wnissen]

DUI's warranty is 3 years on the material of the "standard" suits, 7 on the "premium". Only 1 year on zipper, the exhaust valves, the inlet valve and crotch strap. 90 days on seals. I know people who have been happily diving the same DUI suit regularly for more than a decade, but I would be super pissed if my $2K+ suit's zipper had a problem in year 2.

 

[garyh]

The advantage of trilam suits is that the suit buoyancy does not change with depth -- unlike neoprene.

Plus lightweight for travel and they dry pretty much instantly

 

[rick00001967]

Bare no longer lists a lifetime warranty on their drysuits. Seams get the longest at 7, zippers are at 2, seals at 1.

interesting. had not heard this. and i work for a bare dealer. do we know if this applies to bare world wide ? or is it different depending on the country ?

 

[CanadaDan]

interesting. had not heard this. and i work for a bare dealer. do we know if this applies to bare world wide ? or is it different depending on the country ?

Came from Bare.com set to Canada, switching to Global or US yields the same results.

Warranty - BARE Sports

 

[rx7diver]

The advantage of trilam suits is that the suit buoyancy does not change with depth -- unlike neoprene.

There are several flavors of neoprene. DUI's "Crushed Neoprene", for example, does not change buoyancy much (if at all) with depth.

Plus lightweight for travel and they dry pretty much instantly

+1! My DUI CF200SP (crushed neoprene, with neoprene zipper guard, thigh pocket, and fold-under neck- and wrist seals) takes forever to dry. And if I travel before it dries, my minivan loses about 10 mpg! Okay, not really, but that sucker, already heavy when dry, is sooooooo heavy when wet!

The good thing, though, is that it (my particular drysuit) requires less lead and thinner undergarments (so, requires even less-less lead).

rx7diver