Years ago we developed a new
material for drysuits. It was good. Really good. It was so
different from anything else that we had it patented. DUI found
a way to take foam neoprene and crush it making the neoprene
tougher, more flexible, and more comfortable then any foam
neoprene on the market. We called it CF200. Since that time
CF200 material has been the standard by which all other drysuits
are measured. But don't take our word for it. Just ask one
of the thousands of CF200 drysuit owners of suits that are
more then 10 years old and still in the field.
Did we say that we had the patent
on this material? You bet we do. And we are proud of it. We
have heard and seen other drysuit manufacturers that say their
compressed neoprene is the same as DUI's crushed neoprene.
THIS IS A LIE. But hey, it's your money and you can spend it
as you like. But before you do we want to prove to you there
is a difference between crushed neoprene and compressed neoprene.
A big difference.
All neoprene used in diving
is considered compressed neoprene. It is manufactured under
a compression process. Make sense?
A good example of why foam neoprene
(also often called compressed neoprene) doesn't make a good
drysuit is look at your old wetsuit. You'll notice that the
knees and elbows get mushy. This is from the impact of your
knees against a hard surface. When you do this it ruptures
the cells inside. The cells eventually rupture into one another
creating seepage A.K.A. your drysuit is now a wetsuit. And
once this starts, it'll never be dry again.
With a DUI CF200 drysuit we
first build the suit and then put it under a precise amount
of pressure, for a precise amount of time and at a precise
temperature. This crushes all of the cells. The cells do not
rupture, rather the cell membranes flatten against one another.
Your DUI CF200 will not change thickness at depth.
Some manufacturers
even "claim" to
have taken a thicker piece of material and "compressed" it
down to a thinner thickness, like they compress 4mm to 2mm.
THIS IS FALSE. Want to see for yourself? Pick up the 2mm suit
and the 4mm suit. They should weigh the same. But they don't.
Bottom line - your CF200 material
will far outlast any compressed neoprene on the drysuit market.
Your purchase today will be around far longer than your buddy's
compressed neoprene drysuit.
Let us prove it to you. We'll
send you a sample of DUI CF200 material and a sample of compressed
neoprene. Take them to your dive store or put them in your
pocket on your next dive. Check it out for yourself.
Want
a CF200 material sample? Just
send us a quick email
