Hello all,
My wife and are instructor/guides, diving over 60 dives per month on average.
We need to replace our current wetsuits, Scubapro 5mm Thermal Tec Steamers (Scubapro Thermal TEC Steamer 5mm ) which are now down to less than 3mm, full of holes and falling apart...
These well designed wetsuits lasted us almost two years, so well over 1000 dives, making them some of the most durable we've had, and were nice and warm - and we know our exact sizes, ie man L/52 and woman XS/36/2. Main downside was their dry weight...
Alas, the range has changed and it seems Scubapro is no longer making these (though they still can be found in Asia, Singapore, Thailand etc).
We're now looking at alternatives 5mm full suits, but can't really find anything that looks as durable for heavy usage.
Looking into the range by makers such as Scubapro (Everflex or Definition steamer, but really doesn't look as sturdy) Aqualung (Dynaflex 5.5mm), Waterproof W7 5mm, Bare Velocity 5mm, but not really sold...
Some seem really well designed, but the choice of external material looks like it will degrade easily when used daily, which isn't great given that these are on the high side price-wise.
We were planning on making the purchase during a coming return to Europe, but really not convinced by anything found so far.
Sitting on the fence as to whether we should simply order some of the remaining Scubapro Thermal Tec models from Asia instead...
Any tips on sturdy 5mm for heavy professional use?
We're interested in primarily in durability and warmth.
Thanks!
b
My wife and are instructor/guides, diving over 60 dives per month on average.
We need to replace our current wetsuits, Scubapro 5mm Thermal Tec Steamers (Scubapro Thermal TEC Steamer 5mm ) which are now down to less than 3mm, full of holes and falling apart...
These well designed wetsuits lasted us almost two years, so well over 1000 dives, making them some of the most durable we've had, and were nice and warm - and we know our exact sizes, ie man L/52 and woman XS/36/2. Main downside was their dry weight...
Alas, the range has changed and it seems Scubapro is no longer making these (though they still can be found in Asia, Singapore, Thailand etc).
We're now looking at alternatives 5mm full suits, but can't really find anything that looks as durable for heavy usage.
Looking into the range by makers such as Scubapro (Everflex or Definition steamer, but really doesn't look as sturdy) Aqualung (Dynaflex 5.5mm), Waterproof W7 5mm, Bare Velocity 5mm, but not really sold...
Some seem really well designed, but the choice of external material looks like it will degrade easily when used daily, which isn't great given that these are on the high side price-wise.
We were planning on making the purchase during a coming return to Europe, but really not convinced by anything found so far.
Sitting on the fence as to whether we should simply order some of the remaining Scubapro Thermal Tec models from Asia instead...
Any tips on sturdy 5mm for heavy professional use?
We're interested in primarily in durability and warmth.
Thanks!
b