How to Buy the Right Wetsuit - Find the right features and thickness for your diving needs.

[@rocksolidhugo]

The squeezed information on any of your videos is always a full big cup. Thank you

[@LeviathanScuba]

Very kind way of saying they are long. I appreciate your kindness and I am trying to make them more condensed. Thanks for watching. Freddy

[@DarkKoffee]

Thank you very much for creating such an thoroughly informative content! I’ve been binge-watching for getting my first scuba gear and it’s been extremely helpful!!

[@i9oofy]

Thanks alot very informative video

[@LeviathanScuba]

You are welcome. Thank you for watching. Freddy

[@maglardyful]

What it is your web sitee

[@LeviathanScuba]

Leviathanscuba.com and Coralkeyscuba.com. Thanks for watching. Freddy

[@nathaliejk3696]

Which kind of wet suit is preferable for winter swimming?

[@LeviathanScuba]

A warm one!!! Ok, I know. Actually, the thickness correlates to the temp you are swimming in. Triathlon racers use a very thin flexible suit that is ok on the warmth scale, but they are only swimming for a short period. Their training is often not in the same water they are racing in. My recommendation would be to look at layers. Example would be a shorty 3 mil for temps 76 farenheit and up. Full 3 mil suit for 72 to 76. Then add layers as the temp drops. Some wear both a shorty and a full. I use a 1.5 mil skin with my other suits to get more warmth. A swimmer can get away with a thinner suit because they are full on exercising. Thanks for watching, more to come soon. Freddy

[@ChristophScuba]

Great video! Thanks for the information!

[@siriexploretheworld]

Thank you! Very informative… I’m about to buy a wetsuit. Your video is very helpful.

[@petezamora3522]

Thank you

[@LeviathanScuba]

You're welcome. More to come soon. Thanks for watching. Freddy

[@DreadLordOfNaggaroth]

please add some subs for metric system. Freedom units work only in US and UK

[@E.H.Youssef]

Thanks a lot for your beneficial videos

[@cindyz6432]

Free divers and spear fishermen say open cell neoprene is warmer.

[@LeviathanScuba]

Not that I am right all the time but the physics of the cell allowing water inside rather than an insulative layer would disagree. Now, because they spend more time on the surface perhaps the sunshine on their black suits plays a part. At depth, an air layer insulates you from the outside water temp. And the water inside your suit gets warmed up by the body, again the air layer between the water inside your suit (warm) and the water outside your suit is a much better insulator than water flooding open cell neoprene. Hope this clears it up. Thanks for watching. Freddy

[@kienanrobbins8534]

Going to the Red Sea in June. I have a 5mm suit. Should I get a 3mm for the trip?

[@DreadLordOfNaggaroth]

yes

[@whitneybaird972]

Hey. Thanks for this video!! I still need help in regards to sizing. My height, weight, etc. dont all aligned to a specific size. How do I determine that as a bigger female?

[@fruitypebbles803]

I’ve heard that women who wear plus sizes are better off buying a men’s wetsuit, because there is a much larger range of sizes available for men.

[@katiedonihoo1387]

Thanks, this was helpful! I just have 1 question about sizing. I’m 5’10, weight 150lbs but my sizing is way off. For all the wet suits I’ve found my chest and waste size indicate 2-3 sizes smaller than my hip size would indicate. Which one should I error towards?

[@karlgarnett7445]

Can Someone Answer: I have a Question I'm 5 Foot 3 Little over weight due to all our lock Downs. Now when I had my older Wetsuit It would fit "BUT/ EXCEPT" the Arms where longer and the Legs where also longer. So there was slackness in those areas. ALSO HAD NO HEAT LOSS SCUBA DIVING IN Philippines (subic bay) Now that I'm getting a newer wetsuit and Thinker as said in the Videos of NO Slackness. Would it matter if there is some slackness in the legs and arms area? Or Should I get a 2 Piece Wetsuit?

[@muxahx3096]

please use metric system

[@lightfeather9953]

It's easy to remember both roughly. 68f=20c, 86f=30c, and extrapolate 18f for every 10c. Or just remember 32f=0c and 1.8f per 1c

[@originalkk882]

3 decades of diving Cayman at various times of year. Winter 5 mm suit, Spring and late Autumn 3mm, Summer and early Autumn, no suit. It's 85F in the Summer, down to 79-80F in Winter. Wetsuits are a pain, as you need more weight, which means a greater change in buoyancy to adjust for. You should be staying off the reef anyway, which is easier if you carry less weight because you don't wear a suit, so the protection element is moot.

[@benheckendorn2696]

Cressi is the best example, because it reflex italian sizes perfectly, so don't feel ashamed if you wear normally size L, Cressi you will need XL. Same with italian shirts. By the way I don't understand girls, why they get crazy about their size and weight, there was onces a interview in geman TV, He asked few girls about their weight two were 70kg but you didn't saw anything, okay german girls are quite tall, mostly 1.75 m. Please do me a favour, girls please don't look too much at your weight 5kg too much who cares. I heard around 5-7kg too much is still okay, sometimes even more healthy then too less. 👌dive save and keep enjoying it.

[@LeviathanScuba]

As every manufacturer size is unique to them it only reflects their sizing. Once we ordered a dry suit for a gal. It fit her perfectly. She wouldn't buy it because it was a medium and she was a small. So, we changed the tag to a small. She loves that drysuit to this day. Thanks for watching Ben. More to come soon. Freddy

[@ChrisEpler]

I'm looking at getting my first suit, some discussion on 'how close' you need to be to the measurements in the sizing charts would be good. 1/2"? 1"? What if it's off by 2"? What about certain areas, is being off in the chest more lenient than being off in the inseam or hip etc... I think I match a XL Short in Bare but their chest shows 43-45 and I'm about 41.5...

[@LeviathanScuba]

To answer your question, better to be a little larger in the waist and hips than the chest. The upper torso leaks or flushes with water a bit easier than the hips do simply because 3 access points at the neck, and both arms. They really should be snug. Hopefully there is a shop where you can try one on first. My advice is to go with a smaller suit. Look for materials like "Hyper stretch, thermo stretch, Hyper flex, etc." You wear them a little smaller but they close the gaps between smaller and larger areas. Hope that helps. Freddy

[@CBx91]

what a waste of time.

[@coralkeyscuba]

Hmmm... You must be that person that knows everything. Perhaps you are a wetsuit expert but Im trying to help divers avoid costly mistakes. Seeing as your comment is the only 1 that is negative. I suggest you start your own channel and give helpful advice and information to those around you that could use the help. Take care. Freddy