How to fit a dry suit...and find a proper size?

A dry suit may not always look cool, but...always should be well fitted

The basics of well fitting –
the side line. It should alow to easly reach here with your arm





Side line and too short legs…
then it hurts here and you can not reach here



If the suit is too small you can not do this (the crotch of the suit is too low) and this without some effort (the tension is on knees, boots and crotch)





You should aslo be able to easly reach to the back and while laying rise the legs and arms without restriction.




Examples of wrongly fitted suit



Side line extremely tense ..so it bloks the movement of the arm

The short side line restricts all movements




Virtually no possibility to reach the back (valve drills)
& Uncomfortable tension in crotch area

To remember
•Always try the dry suit with the thickest undergarment you will wear during dives

•No not hurry – take you time and spent some time experimenting with positions – you should have overall freedom of movements

But please...
…do not take TOO BIG suit – when it will be to spacious you will need more weight, you will create more drag and you will have to dump planty of air from all the „corners” from the suit – this can couse problems with descending and result with even more overweighting!

Good dry suit is a well fitted dry suit.

Dry suit is your friend takie him everywhere you go




see you...

D&W