purbeast
Contributor
I'm thinking of getting a wetsuit before my OW checkout dives in Grand Cayman. I really don't know what to even look for with them. The main thing I know that I want is a 3mm one though.
As far as shortie or full, I don't really know which one to get and what the difference really is, other than your arms/legs being exposed. Other than that, what exactly do you look for? Does the zipper being on front/back make any difference?
I know the most important thing is fit though. Being that I live in the DC Metro area, I'm not really sure how many places I can legitimately go to to try on stuff. The place I took my class at locally has some that I can try on though, and for now, I probably will do that there. They can also tell me if it fits properly. But it would be nice to be able to go to more than 1 place, and they don't have a huge inventory there either.
So what kind of things should I be looking for when looking at wetsuits?
Also, with black friday coming up, do most dive shops (online) have sales? Would it be worth getting something on black friday maybe? I'm also interested in a dive computer, because I love gadgets and from the sound of it, tables are a thing of the past and everyone uses computers for the most part. And I'm not talking about for my OW checkout dives, I mean for after that. From the little research I did, it seems like $300 can get a good decent beginner computer.
As far as shortie or full, I don't really know which one to get and what the difference really is, other than your arms/legs being exposed. Other than that, what exactly do you look for? Does the zipper being on front/back make any difference?
I know the most important thing is fit though. Being that I live in the DC Metro area, I'm not really sure how many places I can legitimately go to to try on stuff. The place I took my class at locally has some that I can try on though, and for now, I probably will do that there. They can also tell me if it fits properly. But it would be nice to be able to go to more than 1 place, and they don't have a huge inventory there either.
So what kind of things should I be looking for when looking at wetsuits?
Also, with black friday coming up, do most dive shops (online) have sales? Would it be worth getting something on black friday maybe? I'm also interested in a dive computer, because I love gadgets and from the sound of it, tables are a thing of the past and everyone uses computers for the most part. And I'm not talking about for my OW checkout dives, I mean for after that. From the little research I did, it seems like $300 can get a good decent beginner computer.