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--------------3828BE3C72FBB7680FD482D5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have both a TLS and a CF suit. The TLS is made in a much lighter material and therefore is more comfortable. It does dry very quickly to. The drawback is that you can puncture the suit quite easily. With the CF suit you trade comfort for durability. Which suit is best really depends on what kind of diving you do. Gordy Koetje wrote: > Question to list. I've been diving a diamond tri-lam for some time > and am now in the market for a new suit. I'd like to hear what the > list has to say about either the cf or the tls. I've made the choice > of DUI but haven't made up my mind on which one. The reason I don't go > out and buy the cf is I'm worried about it drying and being heavy to > pack around. I've also heard things about it getting negative at depth > but does it really get that negative?...Has anyone ever tried to > figure how negative? I know the foam suits change dramatically but > does the crushed? Is the tls a better suit than the one I'm diving > now? The zipper isn't as heavy duty and the tri lam seems a bit > thinner. I've only heard good things about it so it must hold up or > I'm not hearing from the people who aren't happy. The drawback with > the diamond is it's not very flexible and it has never fit very well. > The suit I'm referring to is the Saxon. I'd like to thank everyone who > responds for there help Gordy Koetje --------------3828BE3C72FBB7680FD482D5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> I have both a TLS and a CF suit. The TLS is made in a much lighter material and therefore is more comfortable. It does dry very quickly to. The drawback is that you can puncture the suit quite easily. With the CF suit you trade comfort for durability. Which suit is best really depends on what kind of diving you do. <P>Gordy Koetje wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Question to list. I've been diving a diamond tri-lam for some time and am now in the market for a new suit. I'd like to hear what the list has to say about either the cf or the tls. I've made the choice of DUI but haven't made up my mind on which one. The reason I don't go out and buy the cf is I'm worried about it drying and being heavy to pack around. I've also heard things about it getting negative at depth but does it really get that negative?...Has anyone ever tried to figure how negative? I know the foam suits change dramatically but does the crushed? Is the tls a better suit than the one I'm diving now? The zipper isn't as heavy duty and the tri lam seems a bit thinner. I've only heard good things about it so it must hold up or I'm not hearing from the people who aren't happy. The drawback with the diamond is it's not very flexible and it has never fit very well. The suit I'm referring to is the Saxon.</FONT></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>I'd like to thank everyone who responds for there help</FONT></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=-1>Gordy Koetje</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML> --------------3828BE3C72FBB7680FD482D5-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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