runsongas
Contributor
mask and wetsuit are all about fit, so you need to try them on.
if you have different dive shops around, see what brands they carry and use in their rental fleets. different brands size and cut their suits somewhat differently, but trying on a wetsuit of a brand will give you some idea of how they fit you personally at least.
for fins, get a used pair of mares quattros. not the best fin on the market, but relatively effective, easy to find, and cheap used. then decide whether you need more negative fins like jetfins/turtles/f1s (usually for a drysuit), something more neutral like dive rite XTs, F1 LT, or the deep 6 eddy, or something lighter and more compact for travel like the F2 or SP go.
if you have different dive shops around, see what brands they carry and use in their rental fleets. different brands size and cut their suits somewhat differently, but trying on a wetsuit of a brand will give you some idea of how they fit you personally at least.
for fins, get a used pair of mares quattros. not the best fin on the market, but relatively effective, easy to find, and cheap used. then decide whether you need more negative fins like jetfins/turtles/f1s (usually for a drysuit), something more neutral like dive rite XTs, F1 LT, or the deep 6 eddy, or something lighter and more compact for travel like the F2 or SP go.