The older I get, the harder it is to ...

[Blackwood]

One word: drysuit

It's easier for me to get in my 7mm wetsuit than my drysuit.

 

[fisherdvm]

Why would one want to get out of a wetsuit? I wear them all day... even dance in one at the Casino Dock Cafe when the live music is playing.

Mine always seem to shrink too, but they've always been a lot easier to take off than to put on.

I wonder if it is shrinkage, or is it the belly just sagging more? Now if I wear my suit all days, I get bad zits on my butt and other places I would not dare say.... Clearasil is kinda expensive, and it bleaches my wetsuit...

 

[RJP]

It's easier for me to get in my 7mm wetsuit than my drysuit.

Then one of them doesn't fit properly.

 

[Blackwood]

Then one of them doesn't fit properly.

My wetsuit is a little on the loose side. It's an off the shelf bare.

My drysuit is custom fit.

 

[RJP]

My wetsuit is a little on the loose side.

A wetsuit that's too big (even "a little" too big) is always going to be easier to get into.

 

[Teamcasa]

The older I get, the harder it is to ...

Haul my gear up the stairs at Shaws Cove! I think next time, I'll just hire a teenager.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

A friend of mine liked to use plastic grocery bags on her feet and hands. The suit would slide easily over them. She also left the bags on her feet, claiming they made her warmer.

 

[Bob]

A wetsuit that's too big (even "a little" too big) is always going to be easier to get into.

Guess it depends on what kind of wetsuit or drysuit one has, but my TLS goes on easier than my Everflex. No pulling or tugging with my drysuit. almtree: Bob

 

[bubba105]

A couple of ounces of baby shampoo, mixed with water, in a spray bottle. Spray it in the top of the leg holes, swish your foot around & pull. Your foot comes out the other end at about 100 MPH. Great for defogging your mask too. I bring a spray bottle on every trip & leave it with the boat crew. As for getting it off, turn it inside out as you go. That part's easy.

 

[TSandM]

I like the hair conditioner idea. I bet that will work well for getting in and out of DS seals too.

I hope you're talking about neoprene seals. The fragrance in conditioner, from what I've been told, would be bad for latex ones.