Master instructor Peter Buzzacott makes up to 200 dives per year in Western Australia, where his diver training business is paying his way through a PhD researching scuba diving injuries at the University of Western Australia, Faculty of Medicine. In March 2006 he bought his first DUI drysuit, a TLS350.

"The waters around here range from 6 degrees celsius (42 F) winter, in quarries in the nearby hills," says Peter, "up to 23 degrees celsius (74 F) in the sea at the height of summer. Even that get's cool when you're making four dives per day and they're an hour-long each, so I wanted a suit that I could adapt. The TLS350 drysuit is perfect because I can add another layer as I cool down during the day, plus it looks really smart, and that's important when you're teaching. I want my customers to see me dressed like a pro, not wearing something less-than-ideal and shivering. Another really useful feature of the TLS350 is that I can zip it up myself and make sure the zip is fully closed, instead of relying on a buddy who might not have zipped-up a drysuit before. It's now July and I've just made my 50th dive in this suit. It'll probably last a decade but I already know, I'll be sticking with DUI"

Cheers,

Peter Buzzacott
Australia