2 Questions from UK :)

[Rage]

Last w/e was talking to a bloke who'd spent a grand on a ND. He claims its been back 3 times and still leaks.

I dive a Bodyglove, though I've not had to test the customer service.

Assuming that a good manufactuer rarely gets slagged off, if I'd have to buy a second suit I'd go for: Otter, O'Three, DUI, Bodyglove, Gates.

Poseidons are nicely constucted though I think you have to be a certain shape to fit it, (body and seals). I ain't that shape. And from experience there were problems with repairs service.

Conor - its a while yet but... http://www.diveshows.co.uk/
For the DS course go back to the lake, ALL kit supplied.

 

[dlegros]

You could do worse than the Oceanic HD400.

I got mine for only £300 as no-one liked the colour (citrus - according to Oceanic) and they couldn't sell them.

They feel a bit sturdier than the Typhoon Nexus and retail for about the same.

You can track them down in blue instead of vomit yellow (I mean citrus ) and also with autodump rather than cuff, but you have to pay more.

Dom