how tight should a wetsuit be?

seanin4711

noob to the swim part of swim bike run.
I have a wetsuit thats my size but feeling its a tight fit on the first time of trying it on!
is this normal?
any good instructional vids out there on how to get a tri wetsuit on and off for noobs?
thanks in advance!
john

shotgunmcos

Yes it should feel tight. No folds or spaces. Not restrictive either. To get on easily, plastic bag over hand and foot. Getting off is easier if you put Vaseline on your ankles and forearms. Pull down to your ankles and step it off. Don't rub the inside of your goggle after applying has though

Or like this lass ► 4:17► 4:17
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enzeder

On a somewhat related note, does anyone know if it's possible to make a wetsuit tighter? I got my wetsuit a couple of years ago but have lost a little weight and changed shape a bit since then and now a fold or two has started to develop in the suit. I know that I should geta new suit but that won't be happening this season for financial reasons. Anyone know of a way I could make the current one a better fit in the meantime?

tunney

enzeder wrote: »

On a somewhat related note, does anyone know if it's possible to make a wetsuit tighter? I got my wetsuit a couple of years ago but have lost a little weight and changed shape a bit since then and now a fold or two has started to develop in the suit. I know that I should geta new suit but that won't be happening this season for financial reasons. Anyone know of a way I could make the current one a better fit in the meantime?

Haribo

peter kern

I am sure some people put on weight and would exchange wetsuits.

Ps different folks different strokes but my wetsuit would be way tighter when i put them on before i go into the water they would be almost a little bit restricing, once i let some water through and straighten it up it would be very smugg. its like a 2nd skin for me and I never get chaving. I hate it if only the slighetest bit of water comes into my wetsuit so i really want it tight and no wrinkles. and they do strech once you hit the water and her suit would be way to lose. ( i assume for demo reasons it was the right wetsuit )
if you feel hyperventalating and get nervous in tris, a loser chest aerea like hers would be good but for speed she woud be better of with a tighter fitting wetsuit
wrinkles in wetsuits give me the creps given that hydrodynamics in swimming is huge.

cjt156

I was under the impression that Vaseline was bad for neoprene?

That's how I came to find myself in a field full of strangers smearing my extremities in KY-Jelly...honestly Guard...

richiek67

enzeder wrote: »

On a somewhat related note, does anyone know if it's possible to make a wetsuit tighter? I got my wetsuit a couple of years ago but have lost a little weight and changed shape a bit since then and now a fold or two has started to develop in the suit. I know that I should geta new suit but that won't be happening this season for financial reasons. Anyone know of a way I could make the current one a better fit in the meantime?

Well, you could try an under arm..er that they use while playing football matches. These are quite tight normally and it would take up some slack I would say...My kids wear them, so does my wife...to keep warm!!

rooneyjm

cjt156 wrote: »

I was under the impression that Vaseline was bad for neoprene?

That's how I came to find myself in a field full of strangers smearing my extremities in KY-Jelly...honestly Guard...

I think its just something they say, i put it on the neck of a surfing wet suit and if never had any negative effect. What ever it does it cant be as bad as dancing on it to get it off.

sconhome

cjt156 wrote: »

I was under the impression that Vaseline was bad for neoprene?

Petroleum based product on rubber will cause the coated neoprene to break down over time. How much time depends on use, I suppose.

Suit juice and BodyGlide are better for slipping the suit on and off. Some use washing up liquid or baby oil (wouldn't recommend the baby oil).

miller82

amphkingwest wrote: »

(wouldn't recommend the baby oil).

why so ?
i've always used this and found it good

sconhome

miller82 wrote: »

why so ?
i've always used this and found it good

Two reasons, oil - neoprene and most importantly if we ever get sunshine, you will be crispy in very sensitive areas neck, wrists, lower legs

martin6651

As a scuba diver of many years i have always used talc for a tight fitting suit and vaseline will damage neoprene over time. The suit should be a tight snug fit.

BTH

A wise but particularly hairy man once told me that if you can zip up your own suit then it's too big.

coper848

I just bought a chest-zip surfing wetsuit and tried it on for the first time last night, I got it on but was terrified I'd rip the seams holding the zips while I put it over my shoulders, I needed help for that part... There is also a gap at my lower back but I think that's because it's stretched.

Will the wetsuit loosen up or should I just send it back and get the larger size??

Thanks,

Green&Red

I have the same issue with a wetsuit that did fit me but now I've lost some weight is too big, there was a tonne of water in it last nite