Harry & lists;

I elected to go with a trilam from Andy's Drysuits & Undies. I used to teach
for Andy when he owned a shop in the DC area in the mid 70's before he went
into business repairing/tailoring wetsuits (Whitehouse Industries),
importing Typhoon Drysuits (Thypoon Water Wares), designing and
manufacturing his own line of drysuit undergarment (Andy's Undies) and now
manufacturing his own line of drysuit (Andy's Drysuits & Undies).  He
started with the manufacture of his own line of drysuit in 1995 and has now
discontinued the importation of Typhoon line and has expanded the line he
manufactures to 4 different fabric levels from a lightweight to a commercial
grade. I have about 90 dives (leak free) on a DS-3 (zipper across the chest)
and my son has about 60 dives on a DS-1 zipper across the shoulders. He also
has a diagonal zipper (DS-2) and a bib entry.

I've been using his US 140 undergarment and doing dives from 40 to 80
minutes this year in 42-46 (f) degree water and been quite comfortable both
with and without argon.

To look at his suits you can go to his website at
http://www.andysdrysuit.com/
but will need to find a dealer who handles his line as he doesn't sell
direct.

Dave Dalton

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry, Quinn F" <quinn.f.harry@lm*.co*>
To: "VB Tech" <vbtech@ci*.co*>; "Tech Diver"
<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:14 PM
Subject: RE: DUI purchase experience


>
> Jim Cobb wrote:
> <much cut for brevity>
> > I don't mean for this to be a bitchey whiney type post, I'm
> > just relating it
> > as a cautionary tale for those of you in the market for a
> > drysuit. I don't
> > think that DUI is a bad company quality wise, the suit assembly is
> > first-rate. A properly sized trilaminate suit is just as
> > comfortable and
> > flexible as a neoprene. Once you get your suit try it on
> > immediately and
> > dive it immediately and don't hesitate to return the suit if it is not
> > right.
>
> Thanks Jim for a candid tale of experience.  I am in the market for a
suit,
> but heard horror stories about DUI leaks, and poor quality seams.  My dive
> shop, a retailer of both DUI and Ocean Systems, claims that the OS is a
> better suit. It is also $1000 less.  I'm leaning toward the OS. Any
> experiential comments from list members would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Quinn
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