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Skipped the fancy drysuit and went with a cheap used shell, worked fine on my Alaska gig
Everyone told me I was crazy for not dropping $4k on a new custom drysuit for the Prince William Sound job last fall. I picked up a beat-up Viking shell for $300 off a retired diver and spent a weekend patching the wrist seals myself. The thing leaked a little on the first few dives but nothing a thin wool layer underneath couldn't handle. I saved enough to cover my travel expenses and still had cash left for a good neck ring upgrade. Has anyone else had luck running older gear instead of buying the top-dollar stuff?
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the_miles3d ago
You ever get that feeling where you're the only one who sees it differently but it works out anyway? That's basically my whole approach to gear, if it's not broke and you can fix it yourself then why drop a mortgage payment on it. Nice work making that shell work for you, nothing beats the satisfaction of dodging a massive bill like that.
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