The main reasons are the great range, great quality and great value.
Add to this a lifetime warranty on seams and joins, and it is easy to see why this range attracts so much attention.

The most popular suit is the Trilam Tech Dry.
This is a tough front zip trilam suit, with the new Ti-Zip, giving extra flexibility and is easier to open/close.

Other great suits in the range are the compressed neoprene XCD2 suits, available in both front and shoulder zip configurations.

Global Dive have a number of Bare suits in the rental fleet, so it is possible to try the different styles for your self – plus you can see how well they are lasting after 2 years of use.

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D1 Hybrid Drysuit

The same dive, in the same suit, does not always create the same end result for different divers… we are all unique and consequently, we all have different needs.

Waterproof, producer of award winning high quality diving suits and accessories.
Waterproof was established in Göteborg, Sweden 1984.

The most common complaints from drysuit wearers are:

• stomach, thighs and feet get cold
• the underwear makes me feel bulky and uncomfortable
• hating feeling choked by my neck seal
• problems extracting air from my suit and underwear
• getting too hot before entering the water, creating sweat inside – then getting cold underwater
• hard doing the zip up with all the bulky undergarments
• being damp and cold inside at the end of the dive

Waterproof have been listening to drysuit divers and have come up with the 1st Insulated Constant Volume Drysuit.

25 years after launching their first wetsuit and 3 years of problem solving, material sourcing and intense testing they have revealed the new patented Diving revolution D1 Hybrid.

‘the best solution for any modern diver, no matter where they may be, this comes as close as possible to the perfect drysuit.’

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Scubapro Fusion: Dry Core technology - Hybrid Techskin 200D Bi-laminate membrane + 1mm neoprene shell, latex neck seal with additional cuff, latrex wrist seals with double wrist cuff, tough coat knees for abrasion resistance

Over the past month or so, I have been trying out the new Fusion Dry Suit from Scubapro.
And I was so impressed that I treated myself and bought one!

When Andrew first showed me the new suit from Scubapro, I thought it looked and felt like a giant condom!  Quite possibly it could be the sound that it makes whilst putting it on – little did I know how this would work to my benefit later on.
As I was also having a minor leak issue with my current suit so I took both dry suits on the July Three Day White Island trip. I decided to give it a good try out so I jumped in to the suit for the very first dive.

Before I had entered the water, I noticed that the flexibility in the suit was great.

Although it looks a little funny compared to the standard Trilaminate or Neoprene dry suit – yes I did get laughed at a lot – the Fusion is flexible and the ease at which I could pick up and put on fins even with my twin set on meant I could get my own laughs back from time to time.
I’m liking the idea of this as a working suit as often when you are teaching, there is no one there to help you and you need to be ready very very quickly in order to be able to help your students out.

On the first dive in the suit, the major difference I noticed was a slight decline in temperature.
The waters at White Island were pretty comparable to what I had been diving in the weeks previous, however my legs felt cooler.  This can be, and was, remedied quite easily with the addition of another layer or swapping back to my Fourth Element Artic leggings.

During the dive I felt comfortable with good trim.
I had been having a bit of a problem with my left shoulder for a few months and completing twin set gas drills had gotten quite hard.
Even with the telescopic body that I have in my current suit, I needed to tip forward quite a bit to grasp my left post valve.
I did not need to do this in the Fusion – there is just that little bit more flex with the neoprene duo of the super stretch and the standard neoprene.

Chalk another mark up for the flexibility of this suit!

So, I decided to write this Product Review after reading the details and information on the Scubapro Fusion website.

In fact the following two sentences were the ones that I really wanted to have proven wrong :

ONE;

Fusion is an exclusive hybrid suit by SCUBAPRO. It is a cross-over of the tri-laminated style, providing ultimate protection against water entry, and the neoprene style, providing maximum comfort. This unique combination is for incomparably comfortable dry suit diving.

TWO;

SCUBAPRO has incorporated DryCORE Technology, a patented, double layer system using: an internal dry core of tough 200D bi-laminate and latex seals with a sleek outer layer of soft 1mm standard and super-stretch neoprene, for the utmost in durable flexibility.

Streamlined for a hydrodynamic effect reducing friction and drag.
Fusion requires less energy both in and out of the water.

Having been very very very happy with my DUI for three or so years, I wasn’t ready to like another dry suit.
But the reality of being a Dive Instructor – and spending as much time in the water as I do – is that there are some pieces of your equipment that you just cant get too attached to.  And really, a dry suit is one of them.

I totally agree that the Scubapro Fusion is a very flexible suit.  It is very comfortable to wear both on the boat between dives and in the water.  I like the fact that I can take the neck off and still keep my arms in (no trying to tie it around my waist or stuff the wet arms inside the suspenders).
And as a working suit, I can see that this suit and its design is going to make quite a few tasks a whole lot easier.

The air distribution through the suit promotes good trim.
The outer neoprene layer helps to squeeze the air in an even arrangement around the suit.  I did not feel the collection of air in my ankles even when partially upside down checking out holes for crayfish in the Marine Reserve – the only time I check for them as I cannot be hassled about my lack of hunting skills!

I need to do a weight check to see whether there really is a difference for me and once I download my dive profiles tonight, I will be able to see if there is a difference in my SAC rate to justify the claim that the suit requires less energy.

However, as I mentioned already, I am sold.  My conclusion is that this is a great suit.
I bought a Scubapro Fusion Dry Suit and spent last weekend in it at the Poor Knights and I loved it.

Scubapro Fusion Technical Details :

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DUI Undergarments

To promote their new range of Drysuit undergarments, Aquanaut NZ are offering a free set of DUI Actionwear undergarments to all divers ordering a new BARE or DUI suit up until the 31st Sept 2010.

The Actionwear Professional series include separate top and pants featuring dual layer fleece with pill resistant, water shedding outer.

The tops have a 1/3 zip for added ventilation in summer and hand warmers for winter.

The normal price for these garments is $320 for the tops and $260 for the pants.

That’s not all, because the distributor is supplying the undergarments, we will still be able to offer you a very competitive price for your suit.

If you were waiting for an excuse to get a top quality drysuit this year,  this may well be your answer.

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We were first introduced to the Fusion dry suit 12 months ago when Andrew went diving with one of the development divers for the Canadian drysuit manufacturer Whites.

On this trip Andrew got to experience first hand this new innovation in drysuit technology.

Since then we have been patiently waiting for the suit to hit the market.

Now, Scubapro has acquired the international license for the “Dry Core” technology and has released the new Scubapro Fusion.

The exclusive hybrid suit is a cross-over of the tri-laminated style, providing ultimate protection against water entry, and the neoprene style, providing maximum comfort.

This unique combination is for incomparably comfortable dry suit diving.

The double layered system in made up of an internal dry core of tough 200d bi-laminate and an outer layer of soft 1mm standard and super stretch neoprene.

This gives the suit an unequaled level of flexibility for the diver, whilst maintaining a tough, durable outer.

Other advantages include a more streamlined effect in the water and the need for approx. 10% less air in the suit, resulting in the need for less weight.

The suit is designed to be worn with standard neoprene boots and an undergarment similar to that worn under a tri-laminate suit.

We have tested the suit in recent cool NZ waters and found the Fourth Element Arctic undersuit to be ideal, as this also reduced trapped air under the suit.

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