Stuck in new suit

[sunnydude]

My new suit arrived yesterday and was excited to try it on. After reading on this board and others that it is good to have a helper I made sure the wife was home to help.

The suit is an H2O Odyssey Coronado semi-dry. I am 6'2" and through correspondance with the dealer we decided the XXL should fit. The legs fit I can tell you that. Got my arms into it and couldn't move them. Thought I would try to put the hood on. This is where it became evident the sizing is a bit off and not meant for the limits of the height. I couldn't get the d#$m hood off. Can hear the heat kick on in the house, my 3 year old says I look like a diver and I am screaming for my wife to come up and help. Now I am back to the drawing board but heading to a LDS today to see if they have anything.

I will say the suit is nicely constructed. For the price it is hard to beat.

Just thought I would share my adventure from last night.

 

[spectrum]

Wetsuit roullete is a risky game. Better luck with the next! At least no cutting tools or paramedics were involved.

Pete

 

[almitywife]

in my sig line is a link the the funniest thread on SB.... click and read.. you need to post in the thread



cheers

 

[ZzzKing]

My new suit arrived yesterday and was excited to try it on. After reading on this board and others that it is good to have a helper I made sure the wife was home to help.

The suit is an H2O Odyssey Coronado semi-dry. I am 6'2" and through correspondance with the dealer we decided the XXL should fit. The legs fit I can tell you that. Got my arms into it and couldn't move them. Thought I would try to put the hood on. This is where it became evident the sizing is a bit off and not meant for the limits of the height. I couldn't get the d#$m hood off. Can hear the heat kick on in the house, my 3 year old says I look like a diver and I am screaming for my wife to come up and help. Now I am back to the drawing board but heading to a LDS today to see if they have anything.

I will say the suit is nicely constructed. For the price it is hard to beat.

Just thought I would share my adventure from last night.

Sounds like my first experience with my semi-dry. Except the wife wasn't home... :amazed:

 

[almitywife]

Sounds like my first experience with my semi-dry. Except the wife wasn't home... :amazed:

and yet you still managed to father a child years later.....

 

[bleeb]

Sounds like my first experience with my semi-dry. Except the wife wasn't home... :amazed:

and yet you still managed to father a child years later.....

and post on ScubaBoard....

 

[drbill]

I once got my zipper pull stuck in the zipper when I got up to the house and couldn't get out of my wetsuit. No one else was home at the time. I walked down to the fire station (fortunately just over a block), walked in and said "You guys have been trying to rescue me at the dive park for years. Here's your chance!" They roared as they freed the zipper pull.

 

[TSandM]

I got stuck in my backplate once . . .

 

[Missdirected]

<snicker> you should post this in the "funniest thread" which is in my sig line. Prepare to laugh yourself silly

So your daughter thought you looked like a diver - what on earth ahve you been exposing this child to? Death scenes?

 

[TerrapinWetsuits]

I hate having my head stuck!! But seriously, if you get that "claustrophobic feeling, additional zippers can be added to help you get in/out of the suit. Terrapin Wetsuits does alterations on all the "off the rack" brands of wetsuits. Keep that in mind when you get your next suit.