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I can't agree enough with this thought. Find a used one as cheap as possible here on SB or on eBay. The only thing that matters is fit (may have to either take a gamble based on sizing charts or rent one to learn your real size). Consider it your "first drysuit", dive in it enough to learn what you like and don't like. My drysuit keeps me dry, and I've learned how to dive a drysuit in it. It's a cheap shell suit with a back entry zipper, no suspenders and no pockets. My next suit will have front zipper, suspenders and pockets without a doubt. I've learned latex seals don't bother me in the slightest, because those things really bother me (the zipper less so than the others, but may as well have the options of self-don/doff this time around). I paid a whopping $400 for it. When I sell my drysuit (probably for about the same I paid for it, as long as it's still in good shape), probably early next year, I'll know exactly what to look for in my next suit without needing to take other people's word for what *I* will like best in a drysuit. And I'll have about $400 to put towards the next suit.Matt S.:
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