Spearfishing Wetsuit vs Loading Pad

[glownd]

Was wondering if people had thoughts/experience on using a special spearfishing wetsuit vs using a seperate loading pad, like the Rob Allen Chest Loading Pad. Pros / Cons? Just as good as each other?

I do scuba and got into spearfishing recently. I'm currently using my scuba wetsuit, but it's pretty rough for me to load my spear without the extra padding.

 

[CuzzA]

Most scuba shooters/guns load from the hip, not the chest.

 

[glownd]

Ah, I probably should have made this clearer, I'm freediving when spearfishing.

 

[uncfnp]

@MAKO Spearguns

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

Other than buying a dedicated freediving suit with a pad, you can pretty easily glue a neoprene pad on the suit yourself with some neoprene glue. I have head of people using computer mouse pads, for example. You could also buy our spearfishing shirt with a chest pad that you could wear under or over the wetsuit.

Short Sleeve Rashguard with Chest Loading Pad

The MAKO Spearguns Short Sleeve Rashguard can be used by itself with board shorts or worn over wetsuits that do not have chest loading pads.

makospearguns.com

 

[Johnoly]

Alot of spearo's also use a very cheap foam foot sandal (aka flip-flop) and cut 1/3 off plus the straps and glue it to the inside of your wetsuit. Works very well.