Wetsuit for December Cozumel Trip

[gopbroek]

I need a NON neoprene beanie and all I come up with is this one...
XS Scuba Flex Beanie

And i can only find Small and regulars on-line? I need a Large.

The XS scuba Flex Beanie is only manufactured in small or regular per the XS scuba website. I found this company on an older thread Scuba Hoods - Dive Hoods & Scuba Diving Gear | Terrapin Wetsuits they make custom beanies out of neoprene or polartec fleese, from everything I have heard about them they are expensive but very nice. Another idea might be a Henderson Lycra hood, they are very easy to don and provide a little thermal protection but primarily they are rash gaurd (if you use one you need to hotwire some holes in the top to prevent the Conehead effect), I use one year round.

 

[nodakdive]

I need a NON neoprene beanie and all I come up with is this one...
XS Scuba Flex Beanie

And i can only find Small and regulars on-line? I need a Large.

I suspect it's because they stretch a lot. Not "one size fits all", but close.

 

[flyboy08]

Thanks guys...I'll look at the Hendeson.

 

[Superglyde]

Anybody have any opinions on using one of those neosport xspan 1.5 mm long sleeve water shirt? I'm not sure if it keeps any chill off or not but a dive instructor here recommended it in lieu of a shorty

 

[EricTheDood]

The responses are all over the place but if I decide to invest in a shorty I didn't read anything about how much more weight I'd need

Not much. 2-4lbs? Depends on the tank as well.

I dive with a 7mm + hood in California and board shorts in Maui, for which I carry 16 lbs (Steel 100) and 10 lbs, (AL80) respectively. I'm 6' 190lbs.