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Hi Al I have been drysuit diving for 8 years and these are my experience based opinions. A rubber suit is likely to leak, althoug it's easy to repair it won't meet my expectations. Heavy duty rubber is to expensive. A nylon suit is the most durable (Aquion) problems occuring with these suits are leak in the sewings after some 100 dives. Sorry Aquion is out of business. A nylon suit will not strech so there is no speaking of snug fit, that 'l make it impossible to reach your feet. Snug fit is important on dry-suits, this stops air from moving around inside the suit. Nylon suits are not that easy to repair. Neoprene suits are most comfortable. The material streches easily. And is easy to repair. A flooded neoprene suit will maintain sufficient buoyancy. Of course this depends on the undergarment, but you woun't need that much undergarment with a neoprene suit. This is my choise For any suit.... The suit should have good boots that can stand a challenge on snow/ice Rubber neck and wrist seals are more likely to keep you dry than a neoprene seal. And cheaper to replace There should be a one way valve on the hood to prevent air accumulation in the hood. Strenghtening on knees, hips, elbows and but is good. Rubber is OK, kevlar is supreme. The out valve should be adjustable. The in valve should be easy to operate and reliable. The hose shold be easy to remove and attach. My choice is the new Poseidon suit (http://www.poseidon.se/) or if you preffer compressed neoprene 4mm the Northern Diver is a good choice (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/NORTHERN_DIVER/frame.html) > It's time for me to move into a drysuit, but which one? Any experience-based input would be appreciated. > thanks, > al > Thomas Hansen Bardufoss Scuba School +47 952 31200 thomasha@eu*.no* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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