rab
Contributor
Well, I was at Scubafest2008 today and talking to the BARE rep, Steve Miller, about dry suits. Since there was so much discussion about dry and supposedly-dry suits at the M&G, I probably should have been paying more attention. Anyway, there is a show special if I order before Thursday so...
I'd like to get your opinions about dry suits and any significant differences that might impact my decision (I went through about 15 pages of thread in the exposure suits forum, but I don't really need to be told about the value of wet v. dry):
Bare v. DUI v. ??
Latex v. Neoprene neck seal (I'm likely to go with neoprene here)
molded-in boots or separate boots (probably going with separate boots)
back-zip or self-donning front-zip (I'm leaning toward the front-zip)
I realize that I'm also going to need new fins so throw me those suggestions, too. I'm a perfect fit for a stock 2XL tri-lam suit, btw. I wear a size 12 shoe.
Any problem with my continuing to use my Zeagle Ranger? (I may switch to bp/w and maybe doubles in the future, but I'd like to spread out the expenses a bit!)
As for undergarments, it seemed like a 200g thinsulate was the right weight for typical Gilboa diving. (Remember, I've been doing Gilboa in a 7mm FJ/J for a few years)
-Rob
I'd like to get your opinions about dry suits and any significant differences that might impact my decision (I went through about 15 pages of thread in the exposure suits forum, but I don't really need to be told about the value of wet v. dry):
Bare v. DUI v. ??
Latex v. Neoprene neck seal (I'm likely to go with neoprene here)
molded-in boots or separate boots (probably going with separate boots)
back-zip or self-donning front-zip (I'm leaning toward the front-zip)
I realize that I'm also going to need new fins so throw me those suggestions, too. I'm a perfect fit for a stock 2XL tri-lam suit, btw. I wear a size 12 shoe.
Any problem with my continuing to use my Zeagle Ranger? (I may switch to bp/w and maybe doubles in the future, but I'd like to spread out the expenses a bit!)
As for undergarments, it seemed like a 200g thinsulate was the right weight for typical Gilboa diving. (Remember, I've been doing Gilboa in a 7mm FJ/J for a few years)
-Rob