Front zip wetsuit tips to don/doff easier

[banjobound]

I just received my first front-zip suit. It is a Scubapro Everflex and I struggled to get it on to see if it fit. Does anyone know of tips or experienced trying with a dive skin?

 

[SeaHorse81]

A dive skin will probably help tremendously. As to the wetsuit itself, it works well to get the lower legs fully in place before you start bringing the rest of the suit up past your knees, and just keep stretching the suit upward as you go. I've made a game of trying to put it on too "high," which always seems to result in it ending up just about right.

 

[captio2000]

Some wetsuits are just a pain to get on, stretchy ones were the worst for me. Yes, wearing a lycra dive skin can make it easier to get your suit on. Another trick is to put your hand or foot into a plastic bag (think bread bag) before pushing it into the suit then taking the bag off after you've slid your limb into the suit. Happy diving.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Put plastic shopping bags over your feet and the suit will slide on.

 

[redacted]

Make sure you have help available when you try doffing that suit.

 

[dwellerbottom]

These are what my wife & I use, helps with getting the suit & boots on & off.

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&k...vqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_7y8nw9d0q_e

 

[Bratface]

I had trouble getting my arms out of the front zip suits. Fortunately it belonged to my friend so I only had to struggle a few times.

 

[TMHeimer]

Socks on helps me getting the bottoms of the farmer john on. Getting the top off at times I use my legs to pull my arms out of the sleeves. I Imagine there are quite a few varied tricks you can figure out over time that are appropriate for whatever type of suit one has.

 

[billt4sf]

Watch out for accidents in the dressing room!

There is a (funny) thread somewhere about this...

 

[Rusty Roo]

socks for the feet and plastic bag for the hands or gloves. neoprene will slip past neoprene whilst skin will get stuck.