New Drysuit

***Fiona*** · May 20th, 2007, 02:48 PM

I might be looking at buying a new dry suit, I know there are quite a few of you out there diving the Protec suits and are very happy with them. I know suits never end up costing what you think they are going to as stuff gets added to a "standard" suit.

Obviously I don't know what the options are yet and what is going to be right for the diving, if I had know what to buy I wouldn't have had pockets put on the front of the leg of my current suit

So presuming you start with a basic suit what are the extras I would be asking for and what would a ball park figure for a suit be.

GLOC · May 20th, 2007, 03:51 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Fiona)

I might be looking at buying a new dry suit, I know there are quite a few of you out there diving the Protec suits and are very happy with them. I know suits never end up costing what you think they are going to as stuff gets added to a "standard" suit.

Obviously I don't know what the options are yet and what is going to be right for the diving, if I had know what to buy I wouldn't have had pockets put on the front of the leg of my current suit

So presuming you start with a basic suit what are the extras I would be asking for and what would a ball park figure for a suit be.

For a Protec, the only extras are pockets and I think these are around £20 each, suit cost me £704 all in for a MTM

***Fiona*** · May 20th, 2007, 03:56 PM

Thanks Gareth, so its a Pro Explorer suit with 2 pockets and that's it, everthing else is standard.

GLOC · May 20th, 2007, 04:10 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Fiona)

Thanks Gareth, so its a Pro Explorer suit with 2 pockets and that's it, everthing else is standard.

Yep. Obviously you get to tell him your shoe size :D but everything that is on the description on their site is included in the price. You get a choice of materials, most of the people I know have got the lighter (which I think is the medium weight) material. I haven't have any issues with wearing through. I know that Rob Dobson got the heavier weight material as he wanted to do some wreck ferreting

He is loathe to do anything other than you visit the shop to do the MTM, although he will do postal MTM, he just thinks that you get a much better fit if you visit him.

***Fiona*** · May 20th, 2007, 04:16 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by GLOC)

He is loathe to do anything other than you visit the shop to do the MTM, although he will do postal MTM, he just thinks that you get a much better fit if you visit him.

No I agree you can't measure yourself accurately.

Presumably then there is only one boot option.

GLOC · May 20th, 2007, 04:29 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Fiona)

No I agree you can't measure yourself accurately.

Presumably then there is only one boot option.

Nope, you get 2 boots :D

Yes, AFAIK Ian only has one boot choice but I haven't heard a complaint about them yet. They aren't floaty at all. Sterny managed to get turbos fitted to his but i think he will agree, it was probably a lot more hassle than it was worth.

***Fiona*** · May 20th, 2007, 04:35 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by GLOC)

Nope, you get 2 boots :D

Have you been drinking

keylimepie · May 20th, 2007, 05:32 PM

Fi,

I recently bought a Santi suit. I think it worked out a little more expensive than a protec, but I'm very impressed with it. It has two good-sized, box-shaped pockets, si tech glove rings and a halcyon pee valve fitted (for about 1100 Euros). It took about 5-6 weeks to arrive once ordered. MTM fitting.

Dave

PS: I know the pee valve wouldn't be high on your list of priorities

- just to illustrate that was included in the price so the price would come down somewhat.

***Fiona*** · May 20th, 2007, 05:35 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by keylimepie)

Fi,

It took about 5-6 weeks to arrive once ordered. MTM fitting.

Dave

Presumably you have to send your measurements off ? I think I would prefer the manufacturer to do them so there are no mistakes.

I'll check for a website though, thanks.

I have also considered BARE suits as my LDS sells them but I don't think they do MTM in the UK. Anyone got a BARE MTM suit

Lou · May 20th, 2007, 07:34 PM

What about Polar Bear? They are in Launceston, i think, so you can go for a fitting when you come and visit. I think they do a dark side style thingyamajig.

May 20th, 2007, 02:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
*Fiona*(Offline) Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Up North Posts: 1,203	New Drysuit I might be looking at buying a new dry suit, I know there are quite a few of you out there diving the Protec suits and are very happy with them. I know suits never end up costing what you think they are going to as stuff gets added to a "standard" suit. Obviously I don't know what the options are yet and what is going to be right for the diving, if I had know what to buy I wouldn't have had pockets put on the front of the leg of my current suit So presuming you start with a basic suit what are the extras I would be asking for and what would a ball park figure for a suit be. __________________ Fiona Resistance was Futile Move Along YD GUE Member

May 20th, 2007, 03:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
GLOC (Online) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fleet, Hants Posts: 1,954	Quote: (Originally Posted by Fiona) I might be looking at buying a new dry suit, I know there are quite a few of you out there diving the Protec suits and are very happy with them. I know suits never end up costing what you think they are going to as stuff gets added to a "standard" suit. Obviously I don't know what the options are yet and what is going to be right for the diving, if I had know what to buy I wouldn't have had pockets put on the front of the leg of my current suit So presuming you start with a basic suit what are the extras I would be asking for and what would a ball park figure for a suit be. For a Protec, the only extras are pockets and I think these are around £20 each, suit cost me £704 all in for a MTM __________________ Gareth Images of Life Photography DIR Team Foxturd Travels Underwater and Further Afar If you don't have the time to do something right, where are you going to find the time to fix it? - Stephen King

May 20th, 2007, 03:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
*Fiona*(Offline) Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Up North Posts: 1,203	Thanks Gareth, so its a Pro Explorer suit with 2 pockets and that's it, everthing else is standard. __________________ Fiona Resistance was Futile Move Along YD GUE Member

May 20th, 2007, 04:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
GLOC (Online) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fleet, Hants Posts: 1,954	Quote: (Originally Posted by Fiona) Thanks Gareth, so its a Pro Explorer suit with 2 pockets and that's it, everthing else is standard. Yep. Obviously you get to tell him your shoe size :D but everything that is on the description on their site is included in the price. You get a choice of materials, most of the people I know have got the lighter (which I think is the medium weight) material. I haven't have any issues with wearing through. I know that Rob Dobson got the heavier weight material as he wanted to do some wreck ferreting He is loathe to do anything other than you visit the shop to do the MTM, although he will do postal MTM, he just thinks that you get a much better fit if you visit him. __________________ Gareth Images of Life Photography DIR Team Foxturd Travels Underwater and Further Afar If you don't have the time to do something right, where are you going to find the time to fix it? - Stephen King

May 20th, 2007, 04:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
*Fiona*(Offline) Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Up North Posts: 1,203	Quote: (Originally Posted by GLOC) He is loathe to do anything other than you visit the shop to do the MTM, although he will do postal MTM, he just thinks that you get a much better fit if you visit him. No I agree you can't measure yourself accurately. Presumably then there is only one boot option. __________________ Fiona Resistance was Futile Move Along YD GUE Member

May 20th, 2007, 04:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
GLOC (Online) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fleet, Hants Posts: 1,954	Quote: (Originally Posted by Fiona) No I agree you can't measure yourself accurately. Presumably then there is only one boot option. Nope, you get 2 boots :D Yes, AFAIK Ian only has one boot choice but I haven't heard a complaint about them yet. They aren't floaty at all. Sterny managed to get turbos fitted to his but i think he will agree, it was probably a lot more hassle than it was worth. __________________ Gareth Images of Life Photography DIR Team Foxturd Travels Underwater and Further Afar If you don't have the time to do something right, where are you going to find the time to fix it? - Stephen King

May 20th, 2007, 04:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
*Fiona*(Offline) Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Up North Posts: 1,203	Quote: (Originally Posted by GLOC) Nope, you get 2 boots :D Have you been drinking __________________ Fiona Resistance was Futile Move Along YD GUE Member

May 20th, 2007, 05:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
keylimepie(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sunderland Posts: 123	Fi, I recently bought a Santi suit. I think it worked out a little more expensive than a protec, but I'm very impressed with it. It has two good-sized, box-shaped pockets, si tech glove rings and a halcyon pee valve fitted (for about 1100 Euros). It took about 5-6 weeks to arrive once ordered. MTM fitting. Dave PS: I know the pee valve wouldn't be high on your list of priorities - just to illustrate that was included in the price so the price would come down somewhat. __________________ Blog updated 20.01.2007: http://davestwinsetdiving.blog-city.com/ Last edited by keylimepie; May 20th, 2007 at 05:36 PM.

May 20th, 2007, 05:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
*Fiona*(Offline) Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Up North Posts: 1,203	Quote: (Originally Posted by keylimepie) Fi, It took about 5-6 weeks to arrive once ordered. MTM fitting. Dave Presumably you have to send your measurements off ? I think I would prefer the manufacturer to do them so there are no mistakes. I'll check for a website though, thanks. I have also considered BARE suits as my LDS sells them but I don't think they do MTM in the UK. Anyone got a BARE MTM suit __________________ Fiona Resistance was Futile Move Along YD GUE Member Last edited by Fiona; May 20th, 2007 at 05:39 PM.

May 20th, 2007, 07:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lou(Offline) New Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bucks Posts: 194	What about Polar Bear? They are in Launceston, i think, so you can go for a fitting when you come and visit. I think they do a dark side style thingyamajig.