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I am a new diver looking to invest in a drysuit early on in my diving career. I will be doing a lot of scientific diving over the next two years and need to invest in a good durable suit. Not that I plan to abuse it, but durability is one of my primary goals when I purchase something expensive.
I have rented both a Fusion and a Nexus from my LDS, which sells only Whites drysuits and staunchly stands by their quality. My experience in the fusion wasn't the greatest, and I had problems with buoyancy control and leakage. However, as they were my first OW dives and I didn't have proper undergarments, I think the buoyancy issue was not the fault of the suit
I have also rented a crushed neoprene Brooks suit from another dive shop.
The problem is my physical dimensions. I am 6'5", 210 pounds, with a 16" neck, 43" chest, 34" waist, and 40" hips/butt. My LDS was fairly sure that I could go with a 2XL fusion.
However, my dimensions puts me above the upper limit for heigh, at the low end for chest, below the minimum for waist, and at the low end of the limit for buttocks. These measurements are a bit out of date but I'm not too far off.
What would your recommendation be for someone of my size? I like the concept of the fusion and the good reviews it got, but I am concerned about not fitting within the size chart. If the fusion would be a no-go, what other recommendations might you have?
I am a new diver looking to invest in a drysuit early on in my diving career. I will be doing a lot of scientific diving over the next two years and need to invest in a good durable suit. Not that I plan to abuse it, but durability is one of my primary goals when I purchase something expensive.
I have rented both a Fusion and a Nexus from my LDS, which sells only Whites drysuits and staunchly stands by their quality. My experience in the fusion wasn't the greatest, and I had problems with buoyancy control and leakage. However, as they were my first OW dives and I didn't have proper undergarments, I think the buoyancy issue was not the fault of the suit
I have also rented a crushed neoprene Brooks suit from another dive shop.The problem is my physical dimensions. I am 6'5", 210 pounds, with a 16" neck, 43" chest, 34" waist, and 40" hips/butt. My LDS was fairly sure that I could go with a 2XL fusion.
However, my dimensions puts me above the upper limit for heigh, at the low end for chest, below the minimum for waist, and at the low end of the limit for buttocks. These measurements are a bit out of date but I'm not too far off.
What would your recommendation be for someone of my size? I like the concept of the fusion and the good reviews it got, but I am concerned about not fitting within the size chart. If the fusion would be a no-go, what other recommendations might you have?
