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It seems everyone in the Midwest has this thing for DUI drysuits. What makes them so special? Vulcanized rubber suits and tri-lam suits are cold. Compressed neoprene suits are much warmer. Latex seals are all the same. Waterproof zippers are only made by a few manufacturers. Why would any one spend $3000 to $4000 for a drysuit?
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who in the hell would pay 4000.00 for any drysuit????????????
It's okay, just show us on the doll where the P.A.D.I. instructor touched you.
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I have a friend who just had to have a DUI drysuit with all the bells and whistles. I have been unable to reach him this morning, but I am pretty sure the pricetag on the suit was in excess of $3000. I guess that's how DUI pays for "Dog Days." I am pretty sure dry suit material is all the same (basically provides no insulating qualities.) Guess the Thinsulate underwear is what costs thousands!
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"Never Been Dry, In a D.U.I."
Viking all the way....Meets Hazmat guidelines and Always been Dry except when I was dumb enough to sit on something sharp...on the boat ride out..
To Error on the side of Safety,
is to Live and Dive Again.
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I dive in the cheapest suit DUI makes and am very happy with it. The entire outfit, including thinsulate undies and socks, pocket, knee pads and hood was about $2,000, so you don't need to spend $3,000 to $4,000 if you don't want to. It's a very well constructed suit. That being said, I can't speak for other drysuits and can't really compare. It would be nice to hear from someone who has dove with a number of different brands rather than just extol the virutes of the brand they wear.
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I have dove the following:
DUI, O.S. Systems, Seatec, Ammron, Gates, ProAm,Viking,
Harveys, Dac0or Flyt, USIA, Uni-Suit, Jet-Suit, Bare and a few others.
I would rank them as follows:
1. Viking
2. Pro-Am
3.Ammron
4. Gates
5. Bare
6. USIA
7. Dacor
8. DUI
9. O.S. Sytems
10. Seatec
11. Harveys
Uni-Suit and Jet-Suit are just showing my age, but were the
best out there at the time.
To Error on the side of Safety,
is to Live and Dive Again.
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I have also owned a Uni Suit. It was the warmest suit I ever owned, but it was 5/8 inch neoprene and I needed 50# to get under. You also had to be a contortionist to get into the suit. It had a zipper that went from your neck through your crotch and then up your back. I know it is hard to visualize, but anyone that has dove this suit kmnows what I am talking about. I dove an ANDY's drysuit for 6 years. I am always cold in a vulcanized rubber suit. I switched this year to a Seasoft 3mm compressed neoprene suit and I am as warm as toast with light fleece undergarment in 40 degree water.
Captain Darrick Lorenzen
captdarrick@midwestscubadiving.com
www.divemaxscuba.com
773-732-8972
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