I haven't been in the water since October, mostly because it's too darn cold. So I'm thinking about getting a dry suit. I know I will need to weight myself differently, less weight I imagine? They probably skimmed over this in OW, but I don't remember, because at the time I never intended on diving when it was cold. Will I need to get different booties? What do I need to know about diving dry, or should I just take a class?
Sandy,
I just got mine in this month. I ordered a cut to fit from DUI, Its green on the top for visibility, and i got the undergarments , zip seals, and so on. Im very happy with the custom fit. I will try it out in the pool this week and get weighted correctly then to Terral clear springs scuba for a couple days the following week
. I need to find the right wgts for al 80 single and then steel doubles.
I know that Houston Scuba Academy has a dry suit day to try them and the pool right there is pretty nice.
Marjorie is very helpful as is her staff. I think it is about 25.00 to try the dry suit dive in.
I got a DUI due to the special cut, my shoulders are just too wide for a stock suit. I tested the dui at dog days at clear springs scuba this past year for Public Safety Divers. I bought the tri lam. I did a lot of research on the suits and do to the amount of diving that I will be doing this year, I also wanted zip seals so I can change them out quickly and get back into the water in the event of a tear.
I would tell you to try a couple of different ones and then make the plunge.
If you want to see the DUI tri lam Ill meet you here in houston. Im on turn a round here at Exxon in Baytown but I live in Katy . So let me know , Also I can meet you at Houston Scuba Academy also.
Marjorie has whites, bare and OS. The DUI can be purchased through Oceanic Ventures, where I got mine.
Even though it was more, I still chose DUI.
I really was heading north, I just went the long way around.