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That old timer who warned me about cheap drysuits was right
When I started diving offshore in Port Fourchon, a guy named Pete told me to spend the extra $600 on a good trilam drysuit instead of the cheap crushed neoprene one I was eyeing. I ignored him, and 8 months in the zipper blew out during a 50-foot inspection job in 55 degree water. Had to abort the dive and cost the crew half a day. Anyone else learned a hard lesson from ignoring advice on gear?
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holly_walker763d ago
Spent extra on a good shell suit after my first cheap one leaked, never looked back.
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johnson.jason3d ago
Bet that shell suits saved you some serious laundry time too lol
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hannahk191d ago
Oh man tell me about it! My first cheap shell suit was basically a rain sponge, soaked through in ten minutes flat. But @holly_walker76 you mentioned you spent extra on a good one - what was the breaking point that actually made you pull the trigger on that upgrade? Was it one really bad day in the rain that pushed you over the edge or did you just get fed up slowly over time with the cheap one letting you down? I feel like for me it was standing in a downpour at a job site watching water pool in my hood that finally did it. Got a nice Marmot after that and honestly never looked back.
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