Wet Suit Sizing- 7mm specific

[JWard]

I'll continue the trend and say drysuit is the way to go. If you can somehow justify it, DO IT!

I was originally certified in Seattle when I was in high school. After trying a lot of suits on I settled on a Harvey's 2-piece suit with thick 3-finger mitts and hood.

However, if you can't justify the drysuit, I think you should look at the semi-dry suits out there. My wife didn't want to jump to a dry suit yet, but to keep up with me in the cold waters she needed something better than ehr 3-way stretch ScubaMax 7mm jumpsuit. I got her a Mares semi-dry and she is in love. It is stretchy and comfortable; she doesn't take it off between dives. We got a smoking great price from LeisurePro since it was the previous year's model (around $230 I think). We tried on 3 suits before we settled on this one (and LP of course pays shipping back and forth).

If your LDS doesn't have a semi-dry, consider LP.

Drysuit > semi-dry > wetsuit with hooded vest > 2-piece wetsuit

 

[ligersandtions]

BTW, there are great deals to be had buying in the used market. Classified sub-forums, craigslist, ebay....I've seen really good deals on all three, and have used two to source the drysuits my hubby and I have.

A good drysuit with undergarments doesn't have to cost $2000....keep your eye out and you may be able to get the whole thing for <$700 (and that sure makes the $500 WETsuit not seem worth it).