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rotax14
July 21st, 2006, 09:39 PM
anybody out there dive a pinnacle extreme??? and info considering buying one and looking for some insite

Thanks
Atlaua
July 22nd, 2006, 12:21 AM
Can you be a little more specific? A Google search on Pinnacle Extreme mainly brings up golf balls ;).
rotax14
July 22nd, 2006, 03:30 PM
pinnacle =wetsuit company
Extreme =semi-dry suit

http://www.pinnacleaquatics.com/productdetails.aspx?prodid=1&toplvl=4&catid=4&catprods=4
MgicTwnger
July 22nd, 2006, 04:39 PM
Looks pretty nice. I see you're from Wisconsin. If you want it for diving in this area, save your $$ and buy a drysuit instead. You'll be glad you did.
Atlaua
July 22nd, 2006, 05:45 PM
pinnacle =wetsuit company
Extreme =semi-dry suit

http://www.pinnacleaquatics.com/productdetails.aspx?prodid=1&toplvl=4&catid=4&catprods=4


Ahh, ok. Well I've never been a fan of semi-dry. Ask anyone who has one and they will tell you they are really semi-wet.

My personal opinion would be to save the money and put it towards a drysuit. There are at least 4 options now for a shell suit with underwear and boots that hover around the $1000 range. And that gives you a lot of versitility.

Last weekend I was at Haigh which was in the 70's on the shallow side and in the 50's on the deeper side. I used my drysuit all weekend, with the underwear for the colder dives and without for the warmer. I was comfortable everywhere.

James
theskull
July 22nd, 2006, 11:13 PM
Right on, James.

If a wetsuit isn't enough for the diving you do, then a drysuit is definitely the way to go. And if a wetsuit is enough, then there is no need to spend the extra cash on a semi-dry.

theskull
MgicTwnger
July 23rd, 2006, 06:08 AM
Right on, James.

If a wetsuit isn't enough for the diving you do, then a drysuit is definitely the way to go. And if a wetsuit is enough, then there is no need to spend the extra cash on a semi-dry.

theskull
True.
To backpeddle a bit, I have a BARE 7mm semi-dry (semi-wet) and it's pretty darn warm. I seldom use it since it is too warm for most wetsuit situations, and not enough for real cold.
M&P+4
July 23rd, 2006, 10:41 AM
I still can't afford a dry suit mostly because I would have to buy one for my honey too.

I did just buy a semi-wet/dry (Mares Isotherm) and wish I had bought it first. I lent it to a friend a couple weekends ago and I dove in my farmer john. I won't let him use it again, I was cold!