elios benthos

[harpune1]

hi im thinking of purchasing an mimetic wetsuit in 5mm, elios seems to be the cheaper choice compared to polosub and marea, am i right?
as i dont know if a standard wetsuit will fit me (cannot get hold of one, here in austria), i thouht about a custom made one! is there a big price difference?
i looked at the homepage but it cofused me more than it inform me.
i thought about the liscio verde olive or the green benthos model, good choice?

i heard about the heiwa medium density neopren should be quite good.
but its expensive too??
are all the bentos models only available in smothskin?
im afraid of rippin it, nylon outer lining would be a lot more durable i guess.
also there is ecoline neopren is this also available in mimetic designs, (bentos??)


price is an issue and i somewhere read, that elios prices from 135e upwards dont want to spent more than 160-180 is this a relistic price issue?


thx for your input

[Tord]

I bought a elios new diamond mesh skin, tailormade for 3 month ago, and are very pleased with that one. Little more expencive.
Why dont you contact them, they are very helpful, and will give you different alternativs.
The form to fill out is difficult to find on their pages, but its on the right side of this page: http://www.eliossub.com/html/en_contatti.html.
It says "fill out this form" ...

[Fondueset]

I have a black shadow suit - with a 6 mil benthos on order. They are excellent - contact them and tell them everything that is going into your choice. Be patient - they sometimes take a few days to reply - but they are outstanding.

[harpune1]

hi, i got quote from elios today, i filled out the form as u suggested.

what do you think about those, more expensive than i hoped though



1) Suit 5mm open cell inside / Nylon stretch black outside neoprene
Ecoline Price Euro 168,00 (include chest pad and knee pads) This is a
classic freediving suit, very warmth, very very soft rubber, aderent to
the body and durable, but for get into must use always talkum or
water-soap.

2) Suit 5mm Titanium coating cell inside / Nylon stretch black outside
neoprene Ecoline Price Euro 208,00 (include chest pad and knee pads)
This is a classic model for apnea within 20-25mts, very warmth, very
very soft, aderent to the body and comfortable, but also very slippery
to get into.

3) Suit 5mm open cell inside / Nylon elastic black outside neoprene
Heiwa Price Euro 208,00 (include chest pad and knee pads) It's the
best-seller for apnea suit, very warmth, very very elastic, aderent to
the body and good also for deep divings, but for get into must use
always talkum or water-soap.

4) Suit 5mm New Black coating cell inside / Nylon elastic black outside
neoprene Heiwa Price Euro 248,00 (include chest pad and knee pads)
It's the Top-model for freediving suits, very warmth, very very elastic,
aderent to the body and good also for deep divings, but also very
slippery to get into.

5) Suit 5mm open cell inside / Kanoko Superstretch black outside
neoprene Heiwa Price Euro 228,00 (include chest pad and knee pads)
This is the most elastic suit in the world, super-comfortable,
super-soft and very durable with kanoko reinforced lining outer, but for
get into must use always talkum or water-soap.

6) Suit 5mm open cell inside / Superstretch Dry black lining outside
neoprene Heiwa Price Euro 238,00 (include chest pad and knee pads)
This is the ultimate product, very elastic, warmth, aderent to the body
and fast-dry out the water like a smoothskin but always durable. (for
get into must use always talkum or water-soap)



plus does mimetic painting cost extra?

[Fondueset]

Painting is only for smoothskin out - all those quotes include fabric on the outside - which is a very good idea for durability. Compare their prices to off the shelf suits and you'll see they are quite good.

[Jon]

Superstretch Dry black lining outside

Did they say what this stuff is? How does it stack up to super stretch or plain old nylon outer linings?

Jon

[Fondueset]

I'm curious about that too. They didn't mention it to me during my recent order process - and I told them my priority is avoidng the wind wicking phenomenon.