Advice needed on Aquion Pro Dry suit

Hi,

I've just passed my PW Adv. course and Drysuit speciality and was
looking at the Aquion Pro which someone is selling cheap.

I just wondered if anyone has any comments on using the suit which has
a shoulder dump valave. I used a cuff dump when doing the course.

Any advice or comments would be appreciated.

Thanks

> I just wondered if anyone has any comments on using the suit which has
> a shoulder dump valve. I used a cuff dump when doing the course.

It'll take a bit of getting used to the shoulder dump (when I first used one
after doing training in a cuff dump it took a couple of dives to get used to
it), they tend to dump a little slower in my experience. I certainly prefer
it to the cuff dump now though, and it is worth taking a couple of nice easy
sheltered dives to get used to it. Just nice not to have to worry about the
air in your drysuit so much, and to be able to raise your arm without
sinking to the bottom of the sea! :o\

David

"Steve" <murras68@hotmail.com> wrote ...

> I've just passed my PW Adv. course and Drysuit speciality and was
> looking at the Aquion Pro which someone is selling cheap.

> I just wondered if anyone has any comments on using the suit which has
> a shoulder dump valave. I used a cuff dump when doing the course.

> Any advice or comments would be appreciated.

I've had an Aquion Pro membrane suit for several years, it's done a couple
of hundered dives and is still going strong! Usual replacements apply, it's
in for repair at the moment for a new zip (it was still on the original),
it's had the usual new wrist and neck (x2). The fabric itself is as tough as
old nails, no tears, the seams are still waterproof. The boots are the
original ones as well.

I've looked after it, I use knee pads, it gets carefully washed down and put
away after use, as with most diving kit if you look after it it lasts. At
present I see no reason to replace it and I expect it to last be a few years
yet.

So for me it's been a damn good suit, YMMV of course but I can't recall
anybody who had one complaining about it.

HTH

Keith L