In 1967, Evie Bartram started making custom wetsuits primarily for herself since women’s wetsuits were not common yet. The 19th century stone barn on the Bartram family homestead served as a base for manufacturing her wetsuits, this location became the base for Dudas Diving Duds and is the same location that the store is located today, 40 years later! With her husband John, she taught classes and John repaired regulators. Dudas’ Diving Duds was officially opened in 1970 and has been growing ever since. Read More...

Scuba Dive America

Check out this video clip from SCUBA DIVE AMERICA filmed by Jack McKenney and starring Rustin Cassway and Evelyn Dudas, circa 1985!