Wet suit size trouble

[Trista]

Hi!

I've been looking for a wetsuit to purchase, but the problem is their sizes are all to big for me. I'm a petite girl, a size 0/1 in juniors. All the wetsuits I viewed usually start at a size 4. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do or wehre I should look? Thanks a bunch

Trista

 

[Jimmer]

Have you looked at Pinnacle wetsuits? I use them and love them, and according to their size chart, they have women's suits in dress size 0 and up.

Here is the link to the size chart. http://www.pinnacleaquatics.com/size-chart.aspx

 

[divnlite]

You need to try them on.
I wear a size 2 in clothes but my wetsuits are size 6. (Mares and Bare).
Don't be put off by the size numbers, take a look at the measurements and above all try them on. They can fit VERY differently.
Good luck

 

[spectrum]

Bare has a broad size offering and they even go down into the youth range. Here are the sizes but as aways the proof is in the donning.

Pete

 

[Trista]

Thanks so much everyone! Would you reccomend the Mares 5-4-3 Trialistic ? I've been looking at the reviews but there are only a few.

 

[divnlite]

I have just bought that exact suit. I have only dived it in the local quarry and it is very easy to get into. I leave next week for a 3 week trip around Komodo and other parts of Indonesia and that suit will be my main exposure protection.

The only thing I have noticed so far is that the legs seem shorter than my Bare (3/2) suit. It was very warm in the quarry even below the thermoclines. I would rate the fit as "pretty good" as I think the Bare fits better with the panels around the middle. But the warmth and ease of getting into and out of are way up there for me. I really dreaded a 5mil suit but after trying several this one was the best fit and easiest to slither into.

Again I am a fairly small person too, size 2 in clothes but the suit is a 6 and a good fit.
Hope this helps you some. Everybody is different though so I can't stress enough how important trying on is!!!

 

[Trista]

Thanks! I was really considering the Mares. You'll have to let me know how it held up on your dive! I've been reading and there were a few people who have had trouble with the seams, but as we all know there are always going to be flukes with some.. they are not all going to be perfect. Unlike us of course....

Trista