Hi all!!
My best friend and I are going to Thailand in August 09 for 3weeks for our 30th birthday. I really really want to go scuba diving. That would be the highlight of my trip. She is really overweight and someone told her that you have to wear a wetsuit when diving, you need to lather yourself down in dish detergent to get the suit on, and they don't make wetsuits in her size. In my amatuer scuba diving experiences (2), I've never had to wear a suit and I don't know enough to tell her the gospel truth. Apparently, the person she got this info from is really experienced. But I cannot believe that you have to use dish soap to get it on which make me a little suspicious of this person. So my questions are:
1.) Do you need to wear a wetsuit to dive in Phuket?
2.) If you do, are overweight people able to wear them and be comfy?
Any help would be greatly appreciated because I can't go by myself and I really want her to experience it.
It looks like you're in Baltimore... and we would be more than happy to help you and your friend... stop by and see us or give us a call... Ken @ Off the Wall Scuba (Baltimore) (443)-772-0595