wet suit

[scubaguy]

hello eveyone,
I am looking for a wet suit and have a problem finding one that fits do to my hight and wieght. Iam 6'8" tall and have 32" waist, and all the suits i find that are the rite hieth are to big in the waist, and visa-versa, if anyone has this same problem and found and afordibal anser, let me know

 

[sheck33]

have a suit custom made, it is not that much more expensive.
fit is very important.

 

[flyingcopdiver]

Hi scubaguy

I had the opposite problem, i am a little fat guy. i had my suit custom made by excel in hawaii. they did a great job. it was more expensive than off the rack but the fit is well worth it. good luck

 

[scubaguy]

to get a custum fit do you need to be their in person or can you send in your measerments? Thanks for the info.

 

[rollins]

This will give you an idea of what kind of measurements are needed for a custom suit. You may be able to send it in, but its probably a good idea to have someone with experience to take the measurements.

http://www.atlaninc.com/docs/custom_chrt.html

 

[5615mike]

scubaguy

I have a rather large list of custom suit sites if you are interested. I'm 6'5" and 330 lbs so not exactly a rack fit. Custom is the way to go. I am fortunate that I only dive tropical and the 3xl Henderson microprene fits fine.

I was going to purchase a custom 7mm to do some local diving but have not ordered it yet.

 

[saltwater taffy]

I suggest that you give Carolyn at Liquid Fit a call. www.liquidfit.com I am going to be ordering a 3mm superstretch suit from her. I think that the pricing is quite reasonable....under $300.

Good luck in your search.

 

[pasley]

Before you buy a custom suit, look into the warranty and the "adjustment" policy.

I bought my suit from http://aquaflite.com/ Aquaflite. Fits great and they have always done rite by me. I now have two of their suites. I particularly like their warranty and alteration policy.

 

[Fishbait99]

A custom fit suit is a great idea, my only piece of advice is, if at all possible, have the fitting done in person. When the time came to replace my old drysuit, I decided to go with a custom fit. I had the company making the suit send me a sheet listing all the measurements they needed, and carefully filled it all in. The result was a custom fit suit that was totally wrong...my old off-the-rack suit had fit much better.

I'm fully prepared to accept responsibility for getting the measurements wrong, but my point is...the people who make the suits will do so according to measurements done the way they are used to doing them; no matter how careful you are, you may do the measuring a bit different, resulting in a poor fit.