Male vs Female wetsuit

[dirtydon]

got to love curves,amen to the bumpey bits

[scubarobin]

the whole pattern is different.... the torso on men's suits is longer, the legs are shorter. It's not just the curves!
tall women and larger women are able to wear men's suits in most cases but for the average or shorter woman, it probably won't fit. (I know this from working in a dive shop and trying on lots and lots of suits on me and also other people so I could give customers honest answers about fit.)

[Karletto]

have u ever drink Coca Cola

[mm2002]

You guys are missing what I think is the biggest difference. The arms are skinnier. I suppose most women don't have the biceps, etc of men, but I can tell you that on womens wet suits, the arms are skinny! Overall, I'm not that much larger than my wife, and I can get into her wetsuits just fine....until I try to get my arms in there. Impossible. Don't ask how I know this, but I do, and it's fact.

[MelissaExplainsItAll]

I always have to go a size larger in womens wet suits because I have serious child bearing hips! At least that is what my roommate called my curves. Also I'm a little top heavy, so my sizing is weird... it defiantly is a women thing!

[mm2002]

Originally Posted by MelissaExplainsItAll

I always have to go a size larger in womens wet suits because I have serious child bearing hips! At least that is what my roommate called my curves. Also I'm a little top heavy, so my sizing is weird... it defiantly is a women thing!

Yeah, but are your arms big? When you buy a womens suit that's big enough for your hips and bust, are the arms baggy? Seriously curious here, because I've spent a lot of dough trying to get my wife a suit that fits....and I'm not there yet.

[TRW]

I am just imagining Mark trying on Amanda's suit. That will probably give me nightmares tonight. Mark are you hiding something from us ?

[blueeyeddiver]

Originally Posted by mm2002

You guys are missing what I think is the biggest difference. The arms are skinnier. I suppose most women don't have the biceps, etc of men, but I can tell you that on womens wet suits, the arms are skinny! Overall, I'm not that much larger than my wife, and I can get into her wetsuits just fine....until I try to get my arms in there. Impossible. Don't ask how I know this, but I do, and it's fact.

EXACTLY-I dove wearing a mens' small suit which didn't fit too bad until you consider the extra arm space that allowed much water in. Although womens' suits are "nicer" on and to the curves-haha.

I've tried on several womens' suits and have found the Henderson Thermoprene to be a great fit. The arms are just right (smaller), there is room for curves and the extra stretchy material is so much easier for putting on and taking off. That and the stretchy material seems to "mold" to your curves without cutting off circulation or pinching too much like others seem to.

[TravisD]

As the DM fitting our class for suits for the checkout dives put it "Girl Spots".

[mm_dm]

Originally Posted by TRW

I am just imagining Mark trying on Amanda's suit. That will probably give me nightmares tonight. Mark are you hiding something from us ?

It's all good...unless he was whistling the Lumberjack song while he did it.