Question Spear fishing wetsuit for scuba?

[lowwall]

Careful, you buy a nice freedive suit, then you find out how great a silicone weight belt is, next thing you will be showing up with Mahi fins!

Toss those into this ongoing thread:

Question - What distance do you remain when diving off the sea floor?

At what depth do you hover when diving?

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[Doc Harry]

Also, these two piece suits, require the use of suit lubrication and about 90 seconds of prep before donning, but the process of slipping into the suit is very quick and easy.

What about wearing a skin, so the wetsuit just slides on?

 

[Doc Harry]

Careful, next thing you will be showing up with Mahi fins!

So how are these fins for back kicking?
LOL

NO!!!

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

What about wearing a skin, so the wetsuit just slides on?

Nope, won't work. The suit lube is much, much easier than a skin.

 

[MB NZ]

Yes, 100% convert. Why? Freediving suits are MUCH warmer, more comfortable and don't have any zips to break. Downside is the lube and how easily the internal side of the suit is damaged.

 

[Doc Harry]

Nope, won't work. The suit lube is much, much easier than a skin.

Well, that kills this idea of a camo wetsuit for me. I am looking for a new wetsuit because my current wetsuit is difficult to don.

 

[GiraffeMarineSalvage]

The ideal characteristics of a freediving/spearfishing wetsuit and a scuba diving wetsuit are very different from each other though, see post:

Wetsuit indecision, incl. Yamamoto vs iDry

I have a 3mm and it's just not warm enough for much of my diving. Looking to upgrade to a 5, and a little stymied by choices, in part because I cannot try most of them on without ordering. I'd love it to be light, quick-drying, and of course easy to put on/take off.:) I want this suit for a)...

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I've been content using Mako's 1-piece Reversible 2mm Camo Wetsuit for casual warn water scuba but for all the reasons given in above linked thread personally recommend freediving wetsuits for freediving and scuba wetsuits for scuba...

 

[Johnoly]

... because my current wetsuit is difficult to don.

Most of us just claim ' it shrank ' after the holiday meals.

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

Well, that kills this idea of a camo wetsuit for me. I am looking for a new wetsuit because my current wetsuit is difficult to don.

I'm not sure I understand your thinking on this. Do you feel that you need a dive skin under your suit to aid in putting it on, or for some other reason?

 

[Doc Harry]

I'm not sure I understand your thinking on this. Do you feel that you need a dive skin under your suit to aid in putting it on, or for some other reason?

My scuba wetsuit goes on much easier over a skin.

Actually, I have more trouble getting out of my wetsuit than getting into my wetsuit.

I usually dive in shorts and a long-sleeve rash guard. I don't dive anywhere cold anymore. Recently I sold my drysuit. But lately I have been diving in places that require that I use my 3mm wetsuit. If I have to use anything heavier than a 3mm wetsuit, then I'm not diving there. So, basically, staying warm is not really an issue because I don't dive anywhere cold.

Tell me about your 2mm one-piece wetsuit.

This is my current wetsuit:
Probe "Quick Dry" 3mm semi-dry wetsuit.
Probe Wetsuits Australia : Mens iDRY QUICK DRY SEMIDRY 3MM - ON SALE NOW!