GrahameUK
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Hi. Go for a dry suit or worst case a semi dry. Don't bother with a wet suit.
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Ok deal Im sold on the makings of your land and people!Hi. Go for a dry suit or worst case a semi dry. Don't bother with a wet suit.
If you can afford it get a made-to-measure drysuit. I dove in U.K. waters for 8 years in a semi-dry before switching to a drysuit. No more excuses for not doing the second, or third, dive after that; and I now dive year round off the Scottish West coast.I am new to scuba diving, I live in Michigan and even in the summer, the bigger lakes here need a 7mm wetsuit, and even that really doesn’t always cut it - so I hear. The water temp is 50-60 degrees at surface, into mid 30s around 50ft+. At least where I’m planning to dive in Lake Superior.
I’m not exactly planning to put putz around to fridgid cold dark waters just yet to see deep shipwrecks so I’m sure the vast majority of my dives now won’t be past 50 ft.
I tried on a 5mm 12T Henderson and that fit pretty great. The 12s are too short for me. I’m assuming a 12T in 7mm would also do the trick. I’m 5’11”.
There weren’t any other brands to try and it’s hard to find tall options to try on without ordering.
Is Henderson a really good brand?
I’m wondering if anyone has any feedback on all that. I’m fairly top heavy but slender so I don’t know if a men’s could even be an alternate route but I doubt it with my build.
OR…if I should scratch that altogether and just go dry suit? I want to try to get some dives in this summer and the dry suit class is going to take more precious summer month time that is running out in these here parts. Plus if I’m ordering it…it would need time to arrive…Yada yada.
I just don’t know if it’s worth it to get the 7mm for cold water lakes, I do plan to get a hood and gloves for the wetsuit. Or just get a dry suit and call it a day.
Are there any brands that anyone recommends for either direction? Dry or wet?
Thank you in advance!
You may decide to get a wetsuit in the future for warmer water. I've worn Henderson suits for years because the length fits me better than other brands and I have been happy with them. The only downside is the fit is more for an apple-shaped body, so the suit fits me well in the bust and is a bit large in the hips. Keep in mind that the fit in the bust is really important. A suit that is too tight is very dangerous – it can cause IPE.I’m wondering if anyone has any feedback on all that. I’m fairly top heavy but slender so I don’t know if a men’s could even be an alternate route but I doubt it with my build.
You may decide to get a wetsuit in the future for warmer water. I've worn Henderson suits for years because the length fits me better than other brands and I have been happy with them. The only downside is the fit is more for an apple-shaped body, so the suit fits me well in the bust and is a bit large in the hips. Keep in mind that the fit in the bust is really important. A suit that is too tight is very dangerous – it can cause IPE.
It sounds like you’re going drysuit anyway (good choice!) but if you end up looking for wetsuits in the future, Henderson is a great brand. Barr also has women’s sizing that comes in petite and tall versions, and I think you can exchange if the sizing is wrong.