dui CF200

**kybrt** · 1st December 2007, 04:17

well when he was here in ny/nj/pa in sept he was having suit issues, big time.

he wound up diving some of dave sutton's vintage surplus suit collection.

but i didnt notice the dates on the thread but i wasnt the first one either....

paulraymaekers · 1st December 2007, 07:04

Quote: (Originally Posted by kybrt)

well when he was here in ny/nj/pa in sept he was having suit issues, big time.

he wound up diving some of dave sutton's vintage surplus suit collection.

but i didnt notice the dates on the thread but i wasnt the first one either....

hi Al, in NY just got my neck seal zipped :-)

I ended up having 2 now

my CF200 AND a TLS350

like them both! the 350 is lighter for travel, drys (??) out very fast
CF a bit warmer

and if very cold, a topstar twinshell, 5mm neopreen, with attached hood :-)
regards
paul

Mark Chase · 1st December 2007, 09:03

Quote: (Originally Posted by MM71)

... you guys do know this thread is over a year old, and that paul already has a drysuit, right?

Ohhh derr i meen we wouldent be so stupid as to......

Ooooooook hole is big enough ill stop digging now

ATB

Mark

***Decodiver*** · 1st December 2007, 11:14

Even as it is a year old, the re-awakening of this thread has had some good benefits for me as it came back just as I was looking for a winter suit, my TLS's are a bit cold in the lakes of Switzerland in the winter.

I have ordered a CF200, should be here in a couple of weeks.

Cheers,

Dave Cooper.

***jradomski*** · 1st December 2007, 12:40

Quote: (Originally Posted by diverklondike)

I don't like those stinking rock boots either... But they are nice in limited situations as Ken mentioned... With that I have one suit "with" rock boots and one "without"... Why two dry suits?? Ever been on a multi day off-shore trip and have a seal rip??

Dive Safe....

Mark

Don't remind me!

**Gill Envy** · 1st December 2007, 15:18

Over the years I've pretty much gotten by on whatever was the latest greatest deal at underwater sports. I've been through trilam, various types of noeprine and now crushed neoprine. Regular old noprine was too constrictive for my tastes, Shell/trilam were too binding under water. None of them seemed to last much more than 2-300 dives. I finally bit the bullet and put out the big bucks for the CF 200 and so far I have to say that I love the way it feels above and below water. Sure the front entry is convenient but the comfort of having full range of motion in the shoulders from the strong but stretchy crushed neoprine is the best part...I can reach everything without straining. The rock boots are decent enough and it's nice to have boots that are custom fitted for a change. I wish they'd do something different with the laces but at least I can mix and match other shoes/boots down the line if I so please. the heaviness is not noticeable to me and I have not found problems drying it...I just hang it in a ventilated area.

As for the proported longevity...it's too soon to tell but so far i'm impressed, if it lasts as many or more dives than the average, i'll be happy...if it's the last suite I ever own, as suggested in their advertising, i'll be their biggest fan. I can't help but wonder if I had started out with it if I'd still be on my 4th dry suite.

TheBcDiver · 1st December 2007, 16:41

I Brought a second hand CF200X a few years ago from a mate and got an absolute bargain!
I dived in it for several years (cant exactly remember how many!!) and it was only in the last year or so that it mstarted giving me real bother with the neoprene in the crotch area starting to delaminate and end up with soggy nether regions!!
The only fault that i had was that i was replacing the zip every couple of years (ah must have had the suit 4 - 5 years then!) as there was no outer zip cover and i changed the standard boots to rock boots which i found very comfortable and practical if only a little cold.
As i said i got the suit at a bargain price (it was practically given to me!) so i cannot fault what was an extremely comfortable and flexible suit however i have had to eventually change it and have bought a O3 Ri 2500 which i would highly reccommend too, dont think i could justify the cost of a new DUI even though the badge carries a certain amount of "bling" factor!!

Gilles · 2nd December 2007, 06:09

Quote: (Originally Posted by Decodiver)

Even as it is a year old, the re-awakening of this thread has had some good benefits for me as it came back just as I was looking for a winter suit, my TLS's are a bit cold in the lakes of Switzerland in the winter.

I have ordered a CF200, should be here in a couple of weeks.

Cheers,

Dave Cooper.

This thread is a big benefit for me too. I'm looking at a move to The Netherlands, and if my diving interest is to stay alive and well, I'm gonna need something like the CF200 (with latex and turbo soles) too.

Main alternative options to consider so far

O3, BARE, OTTER BRITANNIC

Hopefully every drysuit owner throws their 2 cents.

paulraymaekers · 2nd December 2007, 18:34

Quote: (Originally Posted by Gilles)

This thread is a big benefit for me too. I'm looking at a move to The Netherlands, and if my diving interest is to stay alive and well, I'm gonna need something like the CF200 (with latex and turbo soles) too.

If you're going to dive the oosterschelde, you'll need rockboots in stead of turbo soles :-)

paul

**Simon TW** · 2nd December 2007, 19:51

Quote: (Originally Posted by Decodiver)

Even as it is a year old, the re-awakening of this thread has had some good benefits for me as it came back just as I was looking for a winter suit, my TLS's are a bit cold in the lakes of Switzerland in the winter.

I have ordered a CF200, should be here in a couple of weeks.

Cheers,

Dave Cooper.

How does yours get to you in a couple of weeks and I have to wait until January.

I'll give you a call tomorrow Dave I'm in Geneva at the moment.

1st December 2007, 04:17	#41 (permalink)
kybrt too legit to quit Current Rebreather/s: rEvo Other Rebreather/s: rEvo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Neuw Yawk Posts: 330	Re: dui CF200 well when he was here in ny/nj/pa in sept he was having suit issues, big time. he wound up diving some of dave sutton's vintage surplus suit collection. but i didnt notice the dates on the thread but i wasnt the first one either.... __________________ Marv Fidelis Ad Mortem www.diveboatkaren.com
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1st December 2007, 07:04	#42 (permalink)
paulraymaekers rEvo's daddy Current Rebreather/s: rEvo Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: rEvo Other CCR Home Build Join Date: May 2005 Location: belgium Posts: 1,439	Re: dui CF200 Quote: (Originally Posted by kybrt) well when he was here in ny/nj/pa in sept he was having suit issues, big time. he wound up diving some of dave sutton's vintage surplus suit collection. but i didnt notice the dates on the thread but i wasnt the first one either.... hi Al, in NY just got my neck seal zipped :-) I ended up having 2 now my CF200 AND a TLS350 like them both! the 350 is lighter for travel, drys (??) out very fast CF a bit warmer and if very cold, a topstar twinshell, 5mm neopreen, with attached hood :-) regards paul __________________ www.rEvo-rebreathers.com .... the earth is flat, Elvis is alive, and radial scrubbers give longer dwell time than axials... Last edited by paulraymaekers : 1st December 2007 at 13:53.
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1st December 2007, 09:03	#43 (permalink)
Mark Chase I go down for ages Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kent Posts: 2,562	Re: dui CF200 Quote: (Originally Posted by MM71) ... you guys do know this thread is over a year old, and that paul already has a drysuit, right? Ohhh derr i meen we wouldent be so stupid as to...... Ooooooook hole is big enough ill stop digging now ATB Mark __________________ Is it supposed to make that noise ? I took my unit to the dive shop and demanded they bolt on every thing that would fit. Join my elite diving teem and get a Tshirt "Doing It Chasey"Hammerhead Eccr Advanced Diving System
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1st December 2007, 11:14	#44 (permalink)
*Decodiver* Administrator Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Ouroboros rEvo Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Sport Kiss Classic Kiss rEvo Other CCR Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Geneva Posts: 2,179	Re: dui CF200 Even as it is a year old, the re-awakening of this thread has had some good benefits for me as it came back just as I was looking for a winter suit, my TLS's are a bit cold in the lakes of Switzerland in the winter. I have ordered a CF200, should be here in a couple of weeks. Cheers, Dave Cooper. __________________ CCR/OC Trimix Instructor Trainer CCR Training to Mixed Gas in Switzerland, France, UK & Germany on Megalodon/COPIS-Megalodon/KISS/Sport KISS/Ouroboros/rEvo/Inspiration/Evolution/Sentinel www.zerogravitydiving.com Rebreather World Terms & Conditions
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1st December 2007, 12:40	#45 (permalink)
*jradomski* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Sport Kiss Optima rEvo Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Evolution Megalodon Classic Kiss rEvo Other CCR Home Build Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: "Da" Bronx Posts: 2,898	Re: dui CF200 Quote: (Originally Posted by diverklondike) I don't like those stinking rock boots either... But they are nice in limited situations as Ken mentioned... With that I have one suit "with" rock boots and one "without"... Why two dry suits?? Ever been on a multi day off-shore trip and have a seal rip?? Dive Safe.... Mark Don't remind me! __________________ Joe Radomski CCR Trimix Instructor Trainer ANDI Instructor Trainer Director #10 All posts are personal opinions and DO NOT reflect any affiliated agency unless specifically stated.
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1st December 2007, 15:18	#46 (permalink)
Gill Envy Shearwater Copis Diver Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Other CCR Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: seattle Posts: 1,302	Re: dui CF200 Over the years I've pretty much gotten by on whatever was the latest greatest deal at underwater sports. I've been through trilam, various types of noeprine and now crushed neoprine. Regular old noprine was too constrictive for my tastes, Shell/trilam were too binding under water. None of them seemed to last much more than 2-300 dives. I finally bit the bullet and put out the big bucks for the CF 200 and so far I have to say that I love the way it feels above and below water. Sure the front entry is convenient but the comfort of having full range of motion in the shoulders from the strong but stretchy crushed neoprine is the best part...I can reach everything without straining. The rock boots are decent enough and it's nice to have boots that are custom fitted for a change. I wish they'd do something different with the laces but at least I can mix and match other shoes/boots down the line if I so please. the heaviness is not noticeable to me and I have not found problems drying it...I just hang it in a ventilated area. As for the proported longevity...it's too soon to tell but so far i'm impressed, if it lasts as many or more dives than the average, i'll be happy...if it's the last suite I ever own, as suggested in their advertising, i'll be their biggest fan. I can't help but wonder if I had started out with it if I'd still be on my 4th dry suite. __________________ Gill Envy ...Because I wasn't born with gills! ><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°> Last edited by Gill Envy : 1st December 2007 at 15:20.
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1st December 2007, 16:41	#47 (permalink)
TheBcDiver New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Co. Antrim Posts: 39	Re: dui CF200 I Brought a second hand CF200X a few years ago from a mate and got an absolute bargain! I dived in it for several years (cant exactly remember how many!!) and it was only in the last year or so that it mstarted giving me real bother with the neoprene in the crotch area starting to delaminate and end up with soggy nether regions!! The only fault that i had was that i was replacing the zip every couple of years (ah must have had the suit 4 - 5 years then!) as there was no outer zip cover and i changed the standard boots to rock boots which i found very comfortable and practical if only a little cold. As i said i got the suit at a bargain price (it was practically given to me!) so i cannot fault what was an extremely comfortable and flexible suit however i have had to eventually change it and have bought a O3 Ri 2500 which i would highly reccommend too, dont think i could justify the cost of a new DUI even though the badge carries a certain amount of "bling" factor!!
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2nd December 2007, 06:09	#48 (permalink)
Gilles Worship the feminine Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Den Haag (Netherlands) Posts: 762	Re: dui CF200 Quote: (Originally Posted by Decodiver) Even as it is a year old, the re-awakening of this thread has had some good benefits for me as it came back just as I was looking for a winter suit, my TLS's are a bit cold in the lakes of Switzerland in the winter. I have ordered a CF200, should be here in a couple of weeks. Cheers, Dave Cooper. This thread is a big benefit for me too. I'm looking at a move to The Netherlands, and if my diving interest is to stay alive and well, I'm gonna need something like the CF200 (with latex and turbo soles) too. Main alternative options to consider so far O3, BARE, OTTER BRITANNIC Hopefully every drysuit owner throws their 2 cents. __________________ Gilles http://www.dirrebreather.com
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2nd December 2007, 18:34	#49 (permalink)
paulraymaekers rEvo's daddy Current Rebreather/s: rEvo Other CCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: rEvo Other CCR Home Build Join Date: May 2005 Location: belgium Posts: 1,439	Re: dui CF200 Quote: (Originally Posted by Gilles) This thread is a big benefit for me too. I'm looking at a move to The Netherlands, and if my diving interest is to stay alive and well, I'm gonna need something like the CF200 (with latex and turbo soles) too. If you're going to dive the oosterschelde, you'll need rockboots in stead of turbo soles :-) paul __________________ www.rEvo-rebreathers.com .... the earth is flat, Elvis is alive, and radial scrubbers give longer dwell time than axials...
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2nd December 2007, 19:51	#50 (permalink)
Simon TW Martini Diver Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hurghada (Egypt) and Lancaster (England) Posts: 157	Re: dui CF200 Quote: (Originally Posted by Decodiver) Even as it is a year old, the re-awakening of this thread has had some good benefits for me as it came back just as I was looking for a winter suit, my TLS's are a bit cold in the lakes of Switzerland in the winter. I have ordered a CF200, should be here in a couple of weeks. Cheers, Dave Cooper. How does yours get to you in a couple of weeks and I have to wait until January. I'll give you a call tomorrow Dave I'm in Geneva at the moment. __________________ http://www.sirenian.org Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
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