Thank you very much for creating such an thoroughly informative content! I’ve been binge-watching for getting my first scuba gear and it’s been extremely helpful!!
A warm one!!! Ok, I know. Actually, the thickness correlates to the temp you are swimming in. Triathlon racers use a very thin flexible suit that is ok on the warmth scale, but they are only swimming for a short period. Their training is often not in the same water they are racing in. My recommendation would be to look at layers. Example would be a shorty 3 mil for temps 76 farenheit and up. Full 3 mil suit for 72 to 76. Then add layers as the temp drops. Some wear both a shorty and a full. I use a 1.5 mil skin with my other suits to get more warmth. A swimmer can get away with a thinner suit because they are full on exercising. Thanks for watching, more to come soon. Freddy
Can Someone Answer: I have a Question I'm 5 Foot 3 Little over weight due to all our lock Downs. Now when I had my older Wetsuit It would fit "BUT/ EXCEPT" the Arms where longer and the Legs where also longer. So there was slackness in those areas. ALSO HAD NO HEAT LOSS SCUBA DIVING IN Philippines (subic bay) Now that I'm getting a newer wetsuit and Thinker as said in the Videos of NO Slackness. Would it matter if there is some slackness in the legs and arms area? Or Should I get a 2 Piece Wetsuit?
Thanks, this was helpful! I just have 1 question about sizing. I’m 5’10, weight 150lbs but my sizing is way off. For all the wet suits I’ve found my chest and waste size indicate 2-3 sizes smaller than my hip size would indicate. Which one should I error towards?
Hey. Thanks for this video!! I still need help in regards to sizing. My height, weight, etc. dont all aligned to a specific size. How do I determine that as a bigger female?
I'm looking at getting my first suit, some discussion on 'how close' you need to be to the measurements in the sizing charts would be good. 1/2"? 1"? What if it's off by 2"? What about certain areas, is being off in the chest more lenient than being off in the inseam or hip etc... I think I match a XL Short in Bare but their chest shows 43-45 and I'm about 41.5...
To answer your question, better to be a little larger in the waist and hips than the chest. The upper torso leaks or flushes with water a bit easier than the hips do simply because 3 access points at the neck, and both arms. They really should be snug. Hopefully there is a shop where you can try one on first. My advice is to go with a smaller suit. Look for materials like "Hyper stretch, thermo stretch, Hyper flex, etc." You wear them a little smaller but they close the gaps between smaller and larger areas. Hope that helps. Freddy
As you know, you said that if the water temperature is 71 to 78 degrees, get a 5 mil thick wetsuit. If a slim adolescent girl is wearing a wetsuit while doing knee rehab exercises in a pool that is between 71 & 78 degrees, do you recommend that the wetsuit thickness be 5 mil, or do you think she would be likely to get overheated in a wetsuit of that thickness? If she were to get overheated, it would not be feasible for her to take the wetsuit off entirely because I'm sure she would get too cold. What are your thoughts about a 4/3 mil wetsuit for her situation? Thank you.
Cressi is the best example, because it reflex italian sizes perfectly, so don't feel ashamed if you wear normally size L, Cressi you will need XL. Same with italian shirts. By the way I don't understand girls, why they get crazy about their size and weight, there was onces a interview in geman TV, He asked few girls about their weight two were 70kg but you didn't saw anything, okay german girls are quite tall, mostly 1.75 m. Please do me a favour, girls please don't look too much at your weight 5kg too much who cares. I heard around 5-7kg too much is still okay, sometimes even more healthy then too less. 👌dive save and keep enjoying it.
As every manufacturer size is unique to them it only reflects their sizing. Once we ordered a dry suit for a gal. It fit her perfectly. She wouldn't buy it because it was a medium and she was a small. So, we changed the tag to a small. She loves that drysuit to this day. Thanks for watching Ben. More to come soon. Freddy
Not that I am right all the time but the physics of the cell allowing water inside rather than an insulative layer would disagree. Now, because they spend more time on the surface perhaps the sunshine on their black suits plays a part. At depth, an air layer insulates you from the outside water temp. And the water inside your suit gets warmed up by the body, again the air layer between the water inside your suit (warm) and the water outside your suit is a much better insulator than water flooding open cell neoprene. Hope this clears it up. Thanks for watching. Freddy
@@LeviathanScuba As you know, you said that if the water temperature is from 71 to 78 degrees the wetsuit should be 5 mils thick. If a slim adolescent girl is wearing a wetsuit while doing joint rehab therapy in a pool that is between 71 & 78 degrees, do you recommend the wetsuit be 5 mils thick? I'm wondering, because if she were to get overheated by the exercises it wouldn't be feasible for her to take the wetsuit off entirely because I'm sure she would get too cold. What are your thoughts about her wearing a 4/3 mil thick wetsuit? Thanks for your input.
@@wildhorses8597 Each person is different and no scale is perfect for each person. Your example of a "slim" girl would say to me, she has little body fat. Therefore she would be colder usually. I don't believe she would overheat wearing 5 Mil. Hard to overheat unless the water is very warm. If she did get warm then she could simply "flush" the suit. Meaning open the neck a bit and allow fresh, non heated water to enter the suit. As I have lost quite a bit of weight my threshold for 5 mil is greater from about 76 f up. At 71-74 degrees, I wear a 7 mil now. Hope that helps. Freddy
3 decades of diving Cayman at various times of year. Winter 5 mm suit, Spring and late Autumn 3mm, Summer and early Autumn, no suit. It's 85F in the Summer, down to 79-80F in Winter. Wetsuits are a pain, as you need more weight, which means a greater change in buoyancy to adjust for. You should be staying off the reef anyway, which is easier if you carry less weight because you don't wear a suit, so the protection element is moot.
Hmmm... You must be that person that knows everything. Perhaps you are a wetsuit expert but Im trying to help divers avoid costly mistakes. Seeing as your comment is the only 1 that is negative. I suggest you start your own channel and give helpful advice and information to those around you that could use the help. Take care. Freddy
The squeezed information on any of your videos is always a full big cup. Thank you
Very kind way of saying they are long. I appreciate your kindness and I am trying to make them more condensed. Thanks for watching. Freddy
Thank you very much for creating such an thoroughly informative content! I’ve been binge-watching for getting my first scuba gear and it’s been extremely helpful!!
Great video! Thanks for the information!
Thank you! Very informative… I’m about to buy a wetsuit. Your video is very helpful.
please add some subs for metric system. Freedom units work only in US and UK
Which kind of wet suit is preferable for winter swimming?
A warm one!!! Ok, I know. Actually, the thickness correlates to the temp you are swimming in. Triathlon racers use a very thin flexible suit that is ok on the warmth scale, but they are only swimming for a short period. Their training is often not in the same water they are racing in. My recommendation would be to look at layers. Example would be a shorty 3 mil for temps 76 farenheit and up. Full 3 mil suit for 72 to 76. Then add layers as the temp drops. Some wear both a shorty and a full. I use a 1.5 mil skin with my other suits to get more warmth. A swimmer can get away with a thinner suit because they are full on exercising. Thanks for watching, more to come soon. Freddy
Thanks alot very informative video
You are welcome. Thank you for watching. Freddy
Thanks a lot for your beneficial videos
What it is your web sitee
Leviathanscuba.com and Coralkeyscuba.com. Thanks for watching. Freddy
Can Someone Answer: I have a Question I'm 5 Foot 3 Little over weight due to all our lock Downs. Now when I had my older Wetsuit It would fit "BUT/ EXCEPT" the Arms where longer and the Legs where also longer. So there was slackness in those areas. ALSO HAD NO HEAT LOSS SCUBA DIVING IN Philippines (subic bay) Now that I'm getting a newer wetsuit and Thinker as said in the Videos of NO Slackness. Would it matter if there is some slackness in the legs and arms area? Or Should I get a 2 Piece Wetsuit?
Thank you
You're welcome. More to come soon. Thanks for watching. Freddy
Thanks, this was helpful! I just have 1 question about sizing. I’m 5’10, weight 150lbs but my sizing is way off. For all the wet suits I’ve found my chest and waste size indicate 2-3 sizes smaller than my hip size would indicate. Which one should I error towards?
Hey. Thanks for this video!! I still need help in regards to sizing. My height, weight, etc. dont all aligned to a specific size. How do I determine that as a bigger female?
I’ve heard that women who wear plus sizes are better off buying a men’s wetsuit, because there is a much larger range of sizes available for men.
Going to the Red Sea in June. I have a 5mm suit. Should I get a 3mm for the trip?
yes
I'm looking at getting my first suit, some discussion on 'how close' you need to be to the measurements in the sizing charts would be good. 1/2"? 1"? What if it's off by 2"? What about certain areas, is being off in the chest more lenient than being off in the inseam or hip etc... I think I match a XL Short in Bare but their chest shows 43-45 and I'm about 41.5...
To answer your question, better to be a little larger in the waist and hips than the chest. The upper torso leaks or flushes with water a bit easier than the hips do simply because 3 access points at the neck, and both arms. They really should be snug. Hopefully there is a shop where you can try one on first. My advice is to go with a smaller suit. Look for materials like "Hyper stretch, thermo stretch, Hyper flex, etc." You wear them a little smaller but they close the gaps between smaller and larger areas. Hope that helps. Freddy
As you know, you said that if the water temperature is 71 to 78 degrees, get a 5 mil thick wetsuit. If a slim adolescent girl is wearing a wetsuit while doing knee rehab exercises in a pool that is between 71 & 78 degrees, do you recommend that the wetsuit thickness be 5 mil, or do you think she would be likely to get overheated in a wetsuit of that thickness? If she were to get overheated, it would not be feasible for her to take the wetsuit off entirely because I'm sure she would get too cold. What are your thoughts about a 4/3 mil wetsuit for her situation? Thank you.
Cressi is the best example, because it reflex italian sizes perfectly, so don't feel ashamed if you wear normally size L, Cressi you will need XL.
Same with italian shirts.
By the way I don't understand girls, why they get crazy about their size and weight, there was onces a interview in geman TV, He asked few girls about their weight two were 70kg but you didn't saw anything, okay german girls are quite tall, mostly 1.75 m.
Please do me a favour, girls please don't look too much at your weight 5kg too much who cares.
I heard around 5-7kg too much is still okay, sometimes even more healthy then too less.
👌dive save and keep enjoying it.
As every manufacturer size is unique to them it only reflects their sizing. Once we ordered a dry suit for a gal. It fit her perfectly. She wouldn't buy it because it was a medium and she was a small. So, we changed the tag to a small. She loves that drysuit to this day. Thanks for watching Ben. More to come soon. Freddy
Free divers and spear fishermen say open cell neoprene is warmer.
Not that I am right all the time but the physics of the cell allowing water inside rather than an insulative layer would disagree. Now, because they spend more time on the surface perhaps the sunshine on their black suits plays a part. At depth, an air layer insulates you from the outside water temp. And the water inside your suit gets warmed up by the body, again the air layer between the water inside your suit (warm) and the water outside your suit is a much better insulator than water flooding open cell neoprene. Hope this clears it up. Thanks for watching. Freddy
@@LeviathanScuba As you know, you said that if the water temperature is from 71 to 78 degrees the wetsuit should be 5 mils thick. If a slim adolescent girl is wearing a wetsuit while doing joint rehab therapy in a pool that is between 71 & 78 degrees, do you recommend the wetsuit be 5 mils thick? I'm wondering, because if she were to get overheated by the exercises it wouldn't be feasible for her to take the wetsuit off entirely because I'm sure she would get too cold. What are your thoughts about her wearing a 4/3 mil thick wetsuit? Thanks for your input.
@@wildhorses8597 Each person is different and no scale is perfect for each person. Your example of a "slim" girl would say to me, she has little body fat. Therefore she would be colder usually. I don't believe she would overheat wearing 5 Mil. Hard to overheat unless the water is very warm. If she did get warm then she could simply "flush" the suit. Meaning open the neck a bit and allow fresh, non heated water to enter the suit. As I have lost quite a bit of weight my threshold for 5 mil is greater from about 76 f up. At 71-74 degrees, I wear a 7 mil now. Hope that helps. Freddy
@ Thanks very much for your thoughts on this important issue.
3 decades of diving Cayman at various times of year. Winter 5 mm suit, Spring and late Autumn 3mm, Summer and early Autumn, no suit. It's 85F in the Summer, down to 79-80F in Winter. Wetsuits are a pain, as you need more weight, which means a greater change in buoyancy to adjust for. You should be staying off the reef anyway, which is easier if you carry less weight because you don't wear a suit, so the protection element is moot.
please use metric system
It's easy to remember both roughly. 68f=20c, 86f=30c, and extrapolate 18f for every 10c. Or just remember 32f=0c and 1.8f per 1c
what a waste of time.
Hmmm... You must be that person that knows everything. Perhaps you are a wetsuit expert but Im trying to help divers avoid costly mistakes. Seeing as your comment is the only 1 that is negative. I suggest you start your own channel and give helpful advice and information to those around you that could use the help. Take care. Freddy