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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1993 16:45 EDT
From: m87stme@mt*.ch*.se* (Sten Meyer)
I'm thinking about buying a DUI CF200 drysuit. I'v got there catalouge
but there is no distributor for them in Sweden so I'v never met anyone
with first hand experience of this suit. Please post if you know anything
about them. The watertemperature here is in the 0 to 18 deg C (32 to 64
deg F) range. My intrest in DUI suits comes from there roumoured
indestructability.
Sten don't believe the rumored indestructiblity. I own new CF200 and have
put a tiny hole in it. It happened insides a shipwreck were I must have
rubbed up a piece of sharp metal. Although I believe this hole would have
occurred regardless of the suit.
Personally I still believe the suit one of the most durable suits on the
market. I also have a friend who has been using his for about five years
of heavy diving (800 dives +). His suit is show signs of its age but is
still going strong.
Regarding Joe's comment about donning the suit. The CF200 is available
with two different types of zippers. They have a zipper in the front
of the suit for self-donning (More expensive) or the zipper in back
(Less expensive).
My personal opinion regarding the TLS (a.k.a. "a shell suit"). They are too
wimpy. There good for the average diver but with any type of heavy
diving you will put a hole in it.
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