Girth

[divad]

What drysuit measurement is "girth"?

 

[simbrooks]

I believe it is termed body hoop, girth or torso size by a variety of DS manufacturers. This measurement would be from the base of the neck (that vertibrae that sticks out just a bit more than the others), down your back, under your crotch and back up your chest to the point where you collar bones meet - really bad on technical names of the anatomy

 

[divad]

Thanks. I was starting to think it was waist size. Yikes.

 

[simbrooks]

Mine is about 72" i think, nice stock XL in most brands. I think the result should be somewhat about the same magnitude as your height - and no i'd hope that your waist is smaller than that - otherwise you'd be very beachball like

 

[divad]

I found the measurement instructions. Thanks. That would be a little portly.