Bare vs ScubaPro wetsuits
Doug/Susan Lyvere
Peter Neil wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> Due to a theft I'm forced to replace my wetsuit. My old suit was a 7mm
> O'Neill (2 piece farmer john/jacket). With a hooded vest it was extremely
> warm (all New England diving).
>
> Now it looks like I'll have to choose between these two options:
>
> Bare Metallite 2 piece (7 mm): $385
> o Full one piece w/back zipper. Semi semi-dry seals in the neck and wrists
> o Hooded/sleeveless jacket with the same sort of seals around the face
> o The dive shop says the Metallite is the same idea as the Titanium suits
> I've been reading about - but is it any good ?
>
> ScubaPro Titanium 2 piece (7 mm): $437
> o Same design as the Bare
> o Better seals around the ankle and wrists
> o does the titanium really make that much difference
>
> The Bare has a full range of sizing including a Medium/Tall which I need.
> The ScubaPro offers only a Medium and a Medium/Large - I haven't tried one
> on yet but I'm afraid that it won't fit snugly.
>
> Anyway, my questions revolve more around the quality of the Bare. It seems
> like a lot of money for a suit that's coming from Canada (exchange rate,
> etc). I'm also unsure about the quality of the neoprene (even though they
> offer a 2 yr warranty) - it doesn't seem as heavy/solid as my O'Neill did.
>
> Has anyone any direct experience or information about Bare and their
> heavier suits ? How about any pointers to net available comparisons/reviews ?
> I have to make a decision fairly quickly so I don't miss too many weeks of
> diving
>
> Thanks for any info,
>
> Peter.
> Peter...@tay.mts.dec.comI'm a Scubapro dealer and have o experience with the Bare line. However
it seems like you've all ready decided. The only way to know if a suit
fits is to put it on. I believe Scubapro has more sizes but I'm at my
house right now so I can't look it up. Contact me direct thru my web
site and I'll get back to you. Do...@pendive.com or www.pendive.com.
Good luck in whatever.
Peter Neil
Karl MacRae
In article <4sdho5$d...@mrnews.mro.dec.com> PN...@bump.enet.dec.com (Peter Neil) writes:
>Hello All,
>
>Due to a theft I'm forced to replace my wetsuit. My old suit was a 7mm
>O'Neill (2 piece farmer john/jacket). With a hooded vest it was extremely
>warm (all New England diving).
>
>Now it looks like I'll have to choose between these two options:
>
>Bare Metallite 2 piece (7 mm): $385
>o Full one piece w/back zipper. Semi semi-dry seals in the neck and wrists
>o Hooded/sleeveless jacket with the same sort of seals around the face
>o The dive shop says the Metallite is the same idea as the Titanium suits
>I've been reading about - but is it any good ?
>
>ScubaPro Titanium 2 piece (7 mm): $437
>o Same design as the Bare
>o Better seals around the ankle and wrists
>o does the titanium really make that much difference
I just looked at a Bare one-piece (I think the same as the
suit you're looking at). Looks like a pretty great suit - the
shop I was at showed me all sorts of great features (Pre-bent
at elbows and knees, great knee pads, all sorts of seals.
Also, they have a huge range of sizes, so they look like they'd
be a good fit.
If I'd been able to fit a stock suit, I think I would have bought one.
(I wound up not, only because they could get better custom suits
from 'Excell', and since I need a custom suit, that's what I'm
getting.
However, the price above sounds high to me. The Excell is $299 at
Any Water Sports in San Jose, CA - the Bare is unlikely to be
*that* much more....
-Karl
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Kuty
PN...@bump.enet.dec.com (Peter Neil) wrote:
(CUT)
>Anyway, my questions revolve more around the quality of the Bare. It seems
>like a lot of money for a suit that's coming from Canada (exchange rate,
>etc). I'm also unsure about the quality of the neoprene (even though they
>offer a 2 yr warranty) - it doesn't seem as heavy/solid as my O'Neill did.
(CUT)
I am a warm water diver (5 mm semi-dry "Mares" in mid winter) but I
must tell you that two years warranty looks suspicious. I got a
warranty for 6 years and I have the suit for 8 years and it had to be
fixed (free of charge) only once after 5 years (along some stitches).
Kuty
Marc
> >
> >Now it looks like I'll have to choose between these two options:
> >
> >Bare Metallite 2 piece (7 mm): $385
> >o Full one piece w/back zipper. Semi semi-dry seals in the neck and wrists
> >o Hooded/sleeveless jacket with the same sort of seals around the face
> >o The dive shop says the Metallite is the same idea as the Titanium suits
> >I've been reading about - but is it any good ?
> >
> >ScubaPro Titanium 2 piece (7 mm): $437
> >o Same design as the Bare
> >o Better seals around the ankle and wrists
> >o does the titanium really make that much difference
>
Those two options seem expensive. I noticed a company called Aqua Flite
selling a 6.25 mm wetsuit with Titanium option for less than $200.
Anybody have any comments on this suit.
Marc
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