wetsuit or drysuit?

[moneysavr]

Not to start a flame thread but Chris your point out or state neoprene is bad due to DIR/DIW what way you look at it.

  My point is to divers that may be going into diving I think a neoprene suit is a OK choice with Bare suits you can start out with $700
diving is just not a sport  for folks with big wallets,trust funds and high paying  technical jobs it has turned into a sport for all. and if you take care of it it will hold some value if you decide to go other ways or dry suits

As said They are tough,and the warmest suit on the market, Oh they do have front entry for you SOLO dudes or folks with no dive pals! And the cost of undies off the shelf what you need for water temp in inexpensive technical fabrics,Polly,Lycra,and so on or just sweats.one bad side is the weight you need but may be just a few pounds more than a good 7mm wet suit,less with steel tank-[tanks]

A shell suit can be had for a bit more than a neo suit,but get several pairs of under wear and you have another $300-600 in it,
To  each his own and your points are well taken but neo is not all bad.
Dive safe,
Brad