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I've about given up hope and may have to go for a custom wetsuit, but I thought I'd issue a plea first. O'Neill has apparently decided to decrease their product line for scuba wetsuits for women. So now we have a choice of a 7mm drysuit or wetsuit, a 3mm fullsuit or a 3/2 fullsuit. Period.
My problem is this: I am too tall and lanky for the average women's wetsuit. I guess most manufacturers think women are all still 5'5" and curvy. When I got certified, I searched high and low and finally found a 2-pc. 3mm wetsuit by O'Neill in an 8T. It fit me like a glove, like it was made for me. I also have an O'Neill 1mm wetsuit in an 8T. However, my 2-pc is now worn out and they no longer offer it in their product line.
So now the only suit by O'Neill that comes in an 8T is the 3mm fullsuit, which just isn't thick enough. While I tend to dive mostly tropical destinations, I freeze in 82-degree water and need more exposure protection than most people.
Before anyone suggests it, I have already tried the Bare suits in 8T and 10T--the 8T is too tight and the arms too short, and the 10T is HUGE! And the Henderson Hyperstretch doesn't fit me at all--it's too short in the torso and the arms and legs are too short. I don't know of any other manufacturers who make suits for taller women.
So I'm hoping someone out there can help me--does anyone know an O'Neill rep who could offer some advice, or know of any dive shops who still sell O'Neill? Maybe a dive shop, warehouse, outlet supplier, etc has an 8T in a 5mm or a 7mm lying around? Although I can appreciate the fact that O'Neill has to streamline their product line, I am very sad that the ONLY wetsuit that fits me is no longer offered in my size. I would really appreciate any assistance in this matter--thank you!
Angie
My problem is this: I am too tall and lanky for the average women's wetsuit. I guess most manufacturers think women are all still 5'5" and curvy. When I got certified, I searched high and low and finally found a 2-pc. 3mm wetsuit by O'Neill in an 8T. It fit me like a glove, like it was made for me. I also have an O'Neill 1mm wetsuit in an 8T. However, my 2-pc is now worn out and they no longer offer it in their product line.
So now the only suit by O'Neill that comes in an 8T is the 3mm fullsuit, which just isn't thick enough. While I tend to dive mostly tropical destinations, I freeze in 82-degree water and need more exposure protection than most people.
Before anyone suggests it, I have already tried the Bare suits in 8T and 10T--the 8T is too tight and the arms too short, and the 10T is HUGE! And the Henderson Hyperstretch doesn't fit me at all--it's too short in the torso and the arms and legs are too short. I don't know of any other manufacturers who make suits for taller women.
So I'm hoping someone out there can help me--does anyone know an O'Neill rep who could offer some advice, or know of any dive shops who still sell O'Neill? Maybe a dive shop, warehouse, outlet supplier, etc has an 8T in a 5mm or a 7mm lying around? Although I can appreciate the fact that O'Neill has to streamline their product line, I am very sad that the ONLY wetsuit that fits me is no longer offered in my size. I would really appreciate any assistance in this matter--thank you!
Angie
