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so you don't have any after sales service problem before since you start to dive right? and maybe the point is to try them on instead of online shop.O'Neil may be prominent in wetsuits for surfing, but as far as I know they don't make serious diving wetsuits.
In general, I don't think there is much after market service for any brand of wetsuit. You better make sure it fits when you walk out the door of the dive shop. Perhaps if you order one custom made for you on line and it doesn't fit when it arrives, some manufacturers will let you send it back for adjustments, but you should be clear on that before you order.
Maybe if the seams start coming apart as soon as you use it, some brands and some shops will take it back.
thanks you very much,the ninepin company looks very nice ,i gonna give a shot. Quicksilver sounds not a good brand to choose?Hello,
Almost all freediving/spearfishing wetsuits differ from surf suits. Freedive suits are going to be a two piece (having separate pants and a top that usually is hooded). Also freedive suits are what are called open cell, meaning there is no fabric lining on the inside of the suit it is just neoprene. This makes the suit warmer and more comfortable than a comparable surf style suit that is closed cell (meaning it has a fabric lining on the inside of the suit).
As far as after sale service I am not sure. Like most others stated it is advised to look at sizing charts of the suit manufacturers and select one that fits your measurements. I just picked up a 5mm Suit from Cressi to use here in Michigan because the water is cold most of the year and only warms up a bit in late summer. I have been really liking it so far. Before this I was using a Quicksilver surf wetsuit. While that worked the Cressi freedive suit is warmer and more comfortable allowing easier mobility.
One company that I just found out about (after I ordered my suit) is a company called Ninepin Freediving. They are out of Australia and their prices are really good. I cannot speak to the quality of their suits but they look very nice. And they have free express international shipping. If I pick up another suit in the future I might give these guys a try
Website: https://www.ninepinfreediving.com/
Hope this helps, if you have any other questions you can message me if you'd like
Happy diving
Adrian
why do you afraid your company this defect of clam ,it seem that it is big problem to got a nice and suitable wetsuit without defectiveI think Rockshooter pretty much summed it up. A wet suit isn't like a speargun where the trigger mechanism fails and causes you to shoot your buddy. All wetsuit rubber deteriorates over time and all wet suit seams open up over time. It's a very subjective thing to decide what is a defect.
Right now my 5 mm suit is coming apart after two years. The seams are about what I'd expect at this age but big cracks are opening up in the rubber and it's hard to patch all this cracks. I've been getting suits from this company for about 18 years.
Are they using different rubber? Or maybe it's because I've been using Simple Green to
clean it instead of the liquid dish soap I was using before? But I forget when I started using simple green. How long is a suit supposed to last anyway? Is it measured in years or dive trips?
I'm going to order another suit soon but I don't have the balls to tell them that the last one was defective. Maybe I'll ask them if Simple Green is hard on suits. They'll probably offer me a discount and I'll take it.
thank you for reply .it sounded that the life of the wetsuit is very shortQuicksilver and O'niel are surfing wetsuits, usually too thin and not warm enough for diving. They usually have the goal of flexibility in mind,therefore they're unlikely to be warm but in a pinch they would be alright. Just don't go out and buy one unless you want to do some surfing! You can also get a decent diving wetsuit for the same price (sometimes).
On the after service; I guess it goes like this: If they screwed up the stitching or gluing, then they should replace it. However if the seams come apart by themselves after a few months, then you might have trouble getting them to cough up another, it is do able but there is usually a bit of an argument involved (this depends on how nice the wetsuit supplier is)!
Ninepin look pretty sweet
Rock Shooter
Not necessarily, quite often preventative care is the way to go. If you look after it, it will look after you. The second you leave it the sun for too long, drag it on rocks or just don't wash it properly, will be the time it starts to deteriorate. Neoprene is a synthetic rubber so most of the time treat it like it.thank you for reply .it sounded that the life of the wetsuit is very short
I use a solution made by Body Glove (One Shot) for washing my wetsuits, it has a silicon solution in it that helps protect the neoprene and gives it more life. Maybe simple green isn't the best product for washing neoprene.
good advice,thanks lot!Not necessarily, quite often preventative care is the way to go. If you look after it, it will look after you. The second you leave it the sun for too long, drag it on rocks or just don't wash it properly, will be the time it starts to deteriorate. Neoprene is a synthetic rubber so most of the time treat it like it.
As Bill said a lot of things are patchable/fixable on a wetsuit but eventually stuff wears out: buy cheap, by twice! ( not referring to you bill )
Cheers,
Rock Shooter