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White Fusion - can you do this in your dry suit?

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Dear Arthur

Greetings from South of France!

I have tried out the White's Fusion Dry Suit and it is a blast!! Can't recommend it too highly. First dive I set up my gear as a good techie and routed the inflator hose through my BCD and so promptly forgot to hook it up.

You had commented that you probably didn't need to inflate until 12 - 15 meters. How true. I was diving with a 15 litre steel tank so only needed 3 kilos of weight. It really is a killer bit of kit and the local French Divers were fascinated by it.

My previous dry suit was a Northern Diver which allowed virtually no movement and was impossible to do valve shut down drills in. The Fusion is almost as good as wearing a Dive Skin - full range of unimpaired movement. Very steamlined and easy to swim in with virtually no noticeable drag from the suit. No dampness with excellent wrist and neck seals. I was able to use my Avanti L fins with neoprene slip on shoes and skiing socks for thermal protection. I had been looking at a Tropical (DUI) dry suit but this is just so adaptable that I am sure this will be the market leader in a very short time. *The kids have tried it on and the sales pitch of being able to grow into the suit is spot on. Instead of buying a new suit every year as they grow up they can have one Fusion Dry Suit that will last them through puberty and well into adult diving life (one suit for life - perhaps not good for cash flow but it really is that good).

There is no dive suit manual on the White's web site as yet but I will keep my eye on it. A leg pocket(s) would be a welcome addition but this is currently only available when combined with the Tech Skin. Is there any plan to strengthen the lycra skin to allow a pocket to be attached?

C Caddy

TRIMIX NOW AVAILABLE

SDS are now available to offer TRIMIX fills to all suitably qualified divers.

Certification MUST BE SHOWN prior to and after filling.

Due to the nature of blending TRIMIX, we are unable to offer a 'while you wait' service.

Usual turn around time for fills should be within 24 hours.

We aim to provide mixes within a tolerance of:

+/- 1% O2

+/- 2% He

Prices are for guidance only

O2 - 1p/litre used
He - 2p/litre used
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