Rash guard for overweight man?

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MiloR

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Morning. I used the search function but did not come up with anything that was helpful. I am very new to all of this, have my 1st pool class next week, and I want to try and be as comfortable as possible mentally and physically.

I have a chest measurement of about 50" and a current waist measurement of 55". From past experience I know that a 30lb weight loss moves that waist # to about 50". I am having a heck of a time finding a rash guard that will work with these measurements.

Does anyone know of a vendor, or 2, that might have extended sizes?? I know I can not be the only one!!
 
These came out of our LDS....
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Green hat (me) has a 58" chest and 42" waist, but my belly is larger than that. Ain't none of us skinny. Those rash guards are 3XL .
 
For a rash guard, you can just use a $10 technical T-shirt from Walmart. That's what I use for warm water (comfortable under BCD), and I wear one under my wetsuit when a wetsuit is needed.

Edit: To the OP, there's really nothing special that scuba-specific rash guards will offer that a technical tee won't do.
 
@Rob9876

Dang ! I was unaware !

I have been wearing Technical T shirts for years and didn't realize
I was among the Technical elite …(including my friend from afar @Wookie !!!)

Thanks for the heads up.. Now to share with my wife who questions why I insist synthetic T shirts

SAM
 
@Sam Miller III Glad to help! Seems that Technical Tees really gained popularity when Underarmor started becoming a household name (at crazy prices per shirt). Now there are plenty of cheap alternatives everywhere, including the $10 versions from Walmart that I use for scuba and exercise.
 
For a rash guard, you can just use a $10 technical T-shirt from Walmart. That's what I use for warm water (comfortable under BCD), and I wear one under my wetsuit when a wetsuit is needed.

Edit: To the OP, there's really nothing special that scuba-specific rash guards will offer that a technical tee won't do.

Do a purchase tight fitting or normal loose? Just thinking of overall comfort and gear rubbing protection.
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/swift/

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