SCUBA Wetsuits: The Essential Guide To Choosing a SCUBA Diving Wetsuit

[@greatdivers]

How did you choose your wetsuit? Let us know in the comments!

[@macmccollum6064]

I started scuba diving in 1969. I've gone through a lot of wetsuits. Wetsuits have significantly improved as far as flexibility and warmth. Still dive a lot, using 7mm with hood, 5mm and 3mm suits. Zippers were in front initially, then moved to the back. I HATE the back zipper.

[@johnjob9523]

Why you hate the back zipper? I find they work better for me then front zippers especially when getting it on while sitting on a dive boat. I can just lean forward and zip up. With the front zipper it forces me to stand to zip up properly.

[@benheckendorn2696]

Cressi is was of those, like all italian brand, they are much smaller then you are used to, so don't feel ashamed, because if you wear Large you would need to buy XL. I guess it's because italian people are different build then rest of Europe. It's even still like this, so we still say 1,8m is standard height while in Italy it's 1,75. Well it's what we told in rest of Europe. But it's a kind of fact in Europe, those in the north are mostly taller then those in the south. 😯

[@lrich9317]

Are you supposed to put the wet suit over the rash protector suit ?

[@SashaVoitoff]

Can I wear wetsuit and dive gloves and dive hood and dive boots and dive fins dive mask and scuba tank and bcd and regulator to breath from scuba regulator for warm water diving

[@johnjob9523]

The answer to "Do you need a wetsuit to scuba dive?" Is NO. Similarly to do you need a parachute to skydive. Where it becomes important is when you want to repeat the action. You may never need a wetsuit diving in 80°F water in the Caribbean, but good luck trying that in the Alaskan Artic.