anyone know about wet suits?

[morrison]

I'm gonna be doing some water skiiing in a few weeks. I think I'll need a wet suit. I know nothing about them. I'd also like to have one for when I go to Huntington Beach, as I want to give surfing a whirl before I get any older. Can anybody point me in the right direction to get me started? I want to stay nice and warm. Thanks.

[morrison]

I knew about renting, but I'll pass on that.

[maxman]

wetsuits are made for different applications, dive suits are pretty thick giving you extra warmth, where most ski suits have added boyancy in case you fall off your skis most ski siuts do not have arms. depending on the water temp will determine the thickness of the suit. surf suits look the best and allow you more movement than a thick dive suit. I reckon you would look pretty funny on a surfboard with a dive suit and it would be a lot harder to learn with the restricted mobility. go for a surf wersuit and if it is not thick enough for your diving you can alawys hire the diving jacket to go over your suite to keep you extra warm

maxman

[eustacia]

Yes, I am always getting caught in the rain!

E

[morrison]

Maxman, that is great information. I'll put it to use.

Eustacia. I didn't realize it got so wet under a mulberry tree. This should dry you out.

[eustacia]

Thanks, Morrison.

Just what I needed!

E

[betty boop]

Hi, I think that its 3mm thickness for water skiing and 5mm for diving xx

[Rags]

Hi Morrison,
Betty Boop's got it in one.
The usual thicknesses are 3 and 5 mm.
I was going to suggest you go for 5mm in case you wanted to do snorkling or scuba diving in the future, or carry on water skiing when it got a little cooler
You won't get overwarm in 5mm but you can get cold in 3mm.
And the price difference isn't all that much.
Rags