Wet suit fit?

[Veronica]

Okay - so I wiggled into the wetsuit. That took forever. :D I'm sitting here feeling rather warm. It doesn't seem baggy, or overly tight anywhere.

It makes me want to suck my gut in all the time though. :D

V.

[Tri Girl]

It makes me want to suck my gut in all the time though.

V.

No lie! :D I feel like a superhero and Shamu all at the same time when I have mine on (doesn't help that it's an Orca brand).

[Wahine]

Sounds like it fits just right!!

I get the super hero/shamu thing too. But I love my wetsuit. I can't wait to go out in it!

[kelownagirl]

What lake temperature begins to be comfortable for an OWS? Ours is only about 50 F right now.

[rocknrollgirl]

I am comfortable about about 60 and above. But my guess is most people will say 65, or that I am a freak!
It always feel really cold when the suit fills up. Do not let that scare you. A few strokes and you will warm right up.

[HillSlugger]

At my tri last month they said the water temp was about 65F. From a pure warmth standpoint my body was fine but I was having trouble with feeling like I couldn't breath, I guess from the cold on my face. Is this something I would get used to with more OWS practice?

My used wetsuit does NOT fit well (too loose in the chest, shoulders, and neck) and I need to find something else. I'm having trouble feeling comfortable with spending $300+ for something I'll use any a very few times a year.

[wavedancer]

I was having trouble with feeling like I couldn't breath, I guess from the cold on my face. Is this something I would get used to with more OWS practice?

Cold water on the face/head can cause a gasp reflex that can make it hard to breathe. Sometimes splashing water on the face before immersion helps reduce the shock.

[roadie gal]

My used wetsuit does NOT fit well (too loose in the chest, shoulders, and neck) and I need to find something else. I'm having trouble feeling comfortable with spending $300+ for something I'll use any a very few times a year.

Check out the Promotion suits (www.wetsuit.com). They run under $300.

[HillSlugger]

My suit is a Promotion.

I found Blue Seventy Energie wetsuits as 2007 closeouts for under $300. Blue Seventy seems to be one of the few companies that has sizes for women who are too short for their weight. I'm about to order one!

[Veronica]

I'm also shorter than my weight. But I guess I'm compact. :D I wear a size ten, but I weigh 155 at 5'5".

I got a large Zoot suit. I haven't swum with it yet. It was 98 degrees here yesterday and I just could not bring myself to traipse out to the pool in a wetsuit at 98 degrees!

V.

[HillSlugger]

We're about the same size and weight (I'm 155 on a good day!). I'm going to try a Blue Seventy size WLA.