Oct 3, 2012 Posted by John McKenzie

BARE suspends production on SB SYSTEM drysuits

BARE has suspended production on their promising, stretchable and breathable SB SYSTEM drysuit. This drysuit was a ScubaGadget’s award winner for best new technology for 2011 and a ScubaLab 2011 Testers’ Choice. According to Peter Falk, VP Marketing at BARE, the quality control team recently noted a “slightly higher than normal return rate on this suit because of a delamination problem.” Falk also... read more

Jul 3, 2011 Posted by Chaela Sumner

Warm hands, happy divers, thanks to Fourth Element Wrist Warmers and Hydrofoam Glove Liners

Since our main diving happens in the colder water climes of the Pacific Northwest, we’re always on the hunt for base layer items that give us the edge over the cold…especially when water temps drop into the 40s. Hearing good initial reviews on the Fourth Element Xerotherm wrist warmer and the G1 Glove Liners – bamboo-derived hydrofoam glove liners – we purchased some sets for review. All... read more

Apr 19, 2011 Posted by John McKenzie

BARE has been purchased by Huish Outdoors

BARE sports (dba of Fitzwright Company, Ltd. of Surrey, BC, Canada), one the North America’s largest manufacturers of drysuits, wetsuits and survival suits, has been acquired from SUUNTO by Huish Outdoors. Huish Outdoors according to the press release is “an emerging United States company in the outdoor sports industry.” They are also said to be, “building a portfolio of outdoor products... read more

Apr 14, 2011 Posted by John McKenzie

BREAKING NEWS: BARE Sports will have major announcement on Friday

BARE sports (Fitzwright Company, Ltd.), one the North America’s largest manufacturers  of drysuits, wetsuits and survival gear, will make an official announcement this Friday (4/16/2011) regarding the sale of the company. They are currently owned by Suunto which is owned by Amer Sports in Finland. Suunto has had FitzWright on the market since December 2009. A few other offers of over the past year,... read more

Jan 12, 2011 Posted by John McKenzie

DUI Announces a no charge drysuit testing/service campaign for certain TLS350s

Diving Unlimited International (DUI) received 4 recent reports of unexplained damp spots inside the TLS350 drysuits that were manufactured between September and November 2009. Upon further investigation DUI identified inconsistencies in the butyl rubber layer of a single batch of TLS material produced by a single supplier. DUI reported that “in some (but not all) cases, microscopic air bubbles in the... read more