Help Needed - DUI ZipSeal or SI-5?
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I have had enough situations where I am suited and geared up, and suddenly need the use of my hands, to favor a glove system that allow removing the glove without removing the suit.
Also (for very cold water use especially) the ability to use both gloves and wristseals is very desirable. Neither of the DUI systems mentioned allows either.
Considering that the DUI stuff is not cheap, it will probably be no more expensive to have another system installed after you have bought the suit, so you don't have feel tied to the DUI products.
BTW several of the more interesting systems (Viking bayonet, DC and to a degree SiTech) can be both installed temporarily over standard wrist seals or permanently glued on the suit, allowing trying them out for a while before committing yourself to them, not a bad idea.
Also (for very cold water use especially) the ability to use both gloves and wristseals is very desirable. Neither of the DUI systems mentioned allows either.
Considering that the DUI stuff is not cheap, it will probably be no more expensive to have another system installed after you have bought the suit, so you don't have feel tied to the DUI products.
BTW several of the more interesting systems (Viking bayonet, DC and to a degree SiTech) can be both installed temporarily over standard wrist seals or permanently glued on the suit, allowing trying them out for a while before committing yourself to them, not a bad idea.
JimC
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I have Zip seals with DC rings. Best of both worlds.
BlueDolphin
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Hmm...
The zip seals with the DC rings might be a good choice. I will check that out.
Well... I figured out how to don using dry gloves... talk about the straight jacket approach!? You need to install the neck seal first and get that squared away, then move on to putting your arms into the suit. With the SI-5 system it sure seems like a major bit of work, only to be stuck with a pretty serious failure point.
Thanks for the thread guys. Helpful.
The zip seals with the DC rings might be a good choice. I will check that out.
Well... I figured out how to don using dry gloves... talk about the straight jacket approach!? You need to install the neck seal first and get that squared away, then move on to putting your arms into the suit. With the SI-5 system it sure seems like a major bit of work, only to be stuck with a pretty serious failure point.
Thanks for the thread guys. Helpful.
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