Baby shampoo? and a wet suit?

[emoreira]

Take a plastic supermarket bag. Put on foot and put foot in wetsuit. Pull off foot. Repeat for each limb.
This always works and makes putting on a wetsuit a breeze.

This is the normal donning technique in Argentina and Brazil.
It is shown in the dive school directly and is pretty effective.

 

[lmorin]

Take a plastic supermarket bag. Put on foot and put foot in wetsuit. Pull off foot. Repeat for each limb.
This always works and makes putting on a wetsuit a breeze.

I can attest to the accuracy of this post. I don't use it, but did try the method on the urging of a fellow diver. Really works well, if you have the bag with you.

 

[BVickery]

In the old days we used talc or cornstarch.

Early 90's the Dive Shop I was taking lessons from recommended the talc/cornstarch way. So maybe not the old days.

 

[Thalassamania]

When I switched to shampoo or cream rinse I was amazed at how much less mess I made.

 

[windapp]

I only have trouble with my wrist and ankle seals.
I roll my legs inside out, and use my hands inside the leg to get the ankle seal over my ankle. Then I roll it on without problem. I do the same with my left arm. The only seal that I have trouble getting into is the right wrist seal, and I just wriggle into it as best I can. The rest of my wetsuit is lined so I never have trouble sliding it on. I will try the grocery store bag trick the next time I dive.

 

[fjpatrum]

Take a plastic supermarket bag. Put on foot and put foot in wetsuit. Pull off foot. Repeat for each limb.
This always works and makes putting on a wetsuit a breeze.

Good grief, that's a little extreme. What do you do with your fins after you pull your feet off?!?!?




But seriously, this works well, from what I've seen. I never have much of a need for it but a few friends really like this method.

 

[DazedAndConfuzed]

Drink alot of water and pee in wetsuit as you are putting it on. It will lube it just as you are getting into those tight spot.

 

[Allen Herron]

Another great product is store brand(I use CVS) water based lubricant. If you don't know what I mean by lubricant you are too young to be here! Learned this trick by the LDS that serviced my dry suit. I have saved strangers from having heart attacks getting into a tight 7 Mil wet suit on a hot day at the quarry!

 

[LivBlue]

I second the motion on wearing an under armor or rash gaurd type thing. I wear a long sleeve rash guard which makes me feel better cause I hate sunburn so it's great while sitting on the boat or shore with the wetsuit pulled down. Also I have a pair of spedos that come down to my knees. So once I get my foot into the suit and up to my knees the rest slides on super easy.