Struggling To Find A Drysuit!

[Shrimpy-Limpawitz]

Might be a very stupid and repeated question, but I'm looking to buy my first drysuit but since I'm very short I'm really struggling to find one to fit in all ways such as arms and legs etc. I've tried so many on I'm starting to loose hope lol anyone help or advise?

 

[Patoux01]

Made to measure... There's quite a few manufacturers in the UK. Seaskin, Otter, Fourth Element, ...

 

[Neilwood]

Made to measure... There's quite a few manufacturers in the UK. Seaskin, Otter, Fourth Element, ...

Very true and a lot of them will do made to measure for no additional cost.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

MM is probably the way to go. On the other hand, some companies ... like Bare ... offer "short" sizes. Another option would be to try on a Fusion (formerly Whites, now Aqualung) ... they're built to be more form-fitting than most drysuits ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[rivers]

You're in the UK. Check out Seaskin. www.seaskin.co.uk. You can get a very good, made to measure for around £600-£650 depending on what options you choose.

 

[KevinNM]

Don't be the first person this shop orders a custom dry suit for from a new manufacturer if you can avoid it. They all seem to measure a bit differently and doing it pretty much exactly right is really important to getting a good fit on a custom suit.

If the manufacturer is within reasonable travel distance, having one of their people do the measurement and ordering would seem like something to look into.

 

[yle]

Aqualung also offers a "made to measure" option now with its Fusion drysuits. There's an extra charge, around $100 or so, I think.

 

[Neilwood]

Don't be the first person this shop orders a custom dry suit for from a new manufacturer if you can avoid it. They all seem to measure a bit differently and doing it pretty much exactly right is really important to getting a good fit on a custom suit.

If the manufacturer is within reasonable travel distance, having one of their people do the measurement and ordering would seem like something to look into.

I would agree with that - the cost of the fuel and time will be better than the possibility of having a badly measured suit. If something isn't right when the suit is made after they measure it, it is their clearly their fault and for them to remedy at their cost.

You can also tell them if you want anything done in a particular way such as more room under the arms etc

 

[rivers]

The Seaskin factory is in Leeds, so if you can head there to get measured, it would probably be a good idea. If not, I went to a tailor and had my measurements done. It cost me £5 I think. I got over 600 dives out of my seaskin before I retired it. They are online only, which keeps the price down.