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ARE you the same size as me. Re: wetusits

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  • 15-07-2008 9:04pm
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    Cunning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭


    well people!
    i've just ordered my first surfboard and am v excited!!
    but i realise a surfboard aint much good without a wetsuit.

    was up in dublin the other day and tried on a size "40T" (ONEILL EPIC)
    which was VERY tight indeed
    so tried on a "50T" (EPIC II) which felt snug and comfortable but not quite tight.

    now i've searched the net for some sizing charts, so that for different models of wetsuit you could lookup your measurements and see a "recommended" size.

    i know there is no substitue for experience or trying the gear which i will do on but to get a headstart:

    i'm 6ft tall
    38 inches at chest breathed out
    40 inches at chest breathed in
    35 inches at the waits
    about 15-16 inches at my neck
    and i weigh somewhere between 13.5-14 stone

    so if you fit that description and own a wetsuit that fits you well... why not let me know what make/model/size it is!!

    also is buchaill mé! [i am a Man}:P
    THANKING YOU!!:D


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    #2
    TheTubes
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭TheTubes


    kingofwatersports.com has sizing charts for lots of their suits, i got my first suit there.
    best of luck.


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    CantGetNoSleep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,246 ✭✭✭CantGetNoSleep


    Isn't there a company online that make suits specifically to suit your measurements?


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    Cunning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭Cunning


    thanks tubes, thats a nice site alright.

    just one question. [which may seem silly?]
    if the size says for eg, 42 inch chest
    is that the size of the suit or is that the size of the chest of a person whom it would fit well?? thx

    also i presume a "steamer" is just a normal winter wetsuit??


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    #5
    Cunning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭Cunning


    just to let anyone else know
    i bought the rip curl classic size large
    good fit!!


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    SnowMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 286 ✭✭SnowMonkey


    Cunning wrote: »
    just to let anyone else know
    i bought the rip curl classic size large
    good fit!!



    yeah they are a nice fit allright I like the E-bomb 3 its got a lovely fit rip curl wetsuits tend to fit people really well:)

    enjoy i t


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