Is there an easier way to get your wet suit on?
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Mike126
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I use a dive skin for my 7mm and it has helped a lot. The hardest is the second dive when the suit and your skin is wet. The skin makes it easy.
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Costs you like $25 to find out NetDoc and Mike126 are right. And it's not messy.
Neosport Unisex Lycra/Spandex Skin Suit
It's not a 1MM either - just a Lycra or Poly Skin. Sometimes the terms are used interchangeably.
The socks that were mentioned work great for me. Of course you have your buddy to lend a hand too. You help them and they help you.
Trade in the 7 mil for a dry suit . . . 
Seriously, my husband uses dilute hair conditioner. Got the tip from the owner of a dive shop in Belize, who was diving with us somewhere I don't remember.
Seriously, my husband uses dilute hair conditioner. Got the tip from the owner of a dive shop in Belize, who was diving with us somewhere I don't remember.
Get a custom fit suit with lots of zippers. It makes a WORLD of difference!
More fans of lycra skins here: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/basic-scuba-discussions/478356-body-suit-under-wet-suit.html
Eric Sedletzky
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The easiest wetsuits to get into are the skin-in type that get lubed up with a hair conditioner/water mixture, about 25% conditioner by volume.
The suit will slide right on, and be soooo comfortable and liberating, warm too! No swim suit, just bare body against suit - commando style....nobody needs to know your secret. Then later your skin is soft and your suit smells good since with skin-in suits there is no place for moisture to sit and putrify. They dry right out and never stink.
I actually find nylon lined suits to be a little more difficult to don since sweat against dry neoprene is like a disc brake, It really doesn't want to slide.
I just tug and pull and work the thing on.
Using suit lube on nylon lined suits doesn't work as well as lube on slick skin suits.
The suit will slide right on, and be soooo comfortable and liberating, warm too! No swim suit, just bare body against suit - commando style....nobody needs to know your secret. Then later your skin is soft and your suit smells good since with skin-in suits there is no place for moisture to sit and putrify. They dry right out and never stink.
I actually find nylon lined suits to be a little more difficult to don since sweat against dry neoprene is like a disc brake, It really doesn't want to slide.
I just tug and pull and work the thing on.
Using suit lube on nylon lined suits doesn't work as well as lube on slick skin suits.
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