7mm wetsuit for a tall very skinny person

[rhwestfall]

All I can add is sympathy. I do feel your pain. At 6'-7", I had no choice but to go full custom just to do my certification dives.... 23 years ago, a SAS (no longer in business) FJ and shortie jacket cost me $600. Years later, it was on to a custom DUI DS, and recently, a Wetwear custom 1 pc in 7/5.

 

[beaverdivers]

Getting into a dry suit is an excellent idea. First get the proper training. Because you are still growing, I would recommend renting for a while. The Scubapro Everdry4 might be a fit for you. They fit skinny divers.

 

[eelnoraa]

There is custom wetsuit buidling in Monterey, Otterbay, you may want to check it out. But I also vote for a used drysuit. Eventually, if you want to keeping in Monterey, you should be in a drysuit. So may as well get it right the first time instead of spending $500 on custom wetsuit and only to find it is not warm enough on a boat charter on a foggy day.

If you really concern about fit, take a look at drysuit by White. You can rent on from Aquatic Discovery in San Jose if you are nearby

 

[Crush]

I have heard stories of poor compensation leading to the dry suit feet and fins blowing off of the diver's feet - but I don't know if the stories are true. Also, consider a suit that does not change buoyancy with depth i.e. crushed neoprene or a Viking.

1. All drysuits change buoyancy with depth, more so than do wetsuits - the "dry" part of "drysuit" means that your suit traps air against your body and that air will compress and expand more than the neoprene of a wetsuit will;
2. Shell suits (such as a DUI) are made of material which will itself not change buoyancy with depth, although the air inside the suit will still change as described above. If anything, a crushed neoprene suit would have larger (but still insignificant) changes in buoyancy with depth based upon the material from which they are constructed;
3. If your fins blow off that means that you have gotten yourself into a feet-first runaway ascent. This can happen with a drysuit but the size of the suit has no influence on this (unless your suit is far too big for you, preventing proper venting). At this point the fins blowing off your suit are the least of your concerns.

 

[MontereyDiver-Chris]

I have been leaning towards a drysuit because of comfort and increased bottom time but to rent one its $70 which is very expensive for me if im only doing 2 dives in a weekend.

 

[offroadr1]

my henderson is a large tall and my pinnacle is a large long. they both offer long sizes for medium which might be perfect for you. i dont have the coin for a drysuit either, but i also dont need one at the moment

 

[Crush]

I have been leaning towards a drysuit because of comfort and increased bottom time but to rent one its $70 which is very expensive for me if im only doing 2 dives in a weekend.

There are many old school divers on SB that will tell you that you can dive 34 degree water in a proper wetsuit. Google "site:scubaboard.com rubatex thal" for some good hits on the type of neoprene to choose and some suggestions as to manufacturers. Oddly enough most of those old school divers who espouse wetsuits have switched to drysuits.

 

[teknitroxdiver]

I am 6'1 and 160lbs and a Bare MT fits perfectly. However, I would buy a drysuit before buying a 7mm wetsuit if you can at all afford it.