Hello from Norway

[NoFair]

Hi

I'm new on the forums, but have been freediving and spearfishing for 30 years on and off. I've been scuba diving for 25 of those years, but lately I've been freediving more. Looking at getting a custom 5mm wetsuit to stretch the season a bit more than my current old 3mm allows.

Lots of great info on the forums so I'm mostly reading and probably won't post too much.

Sverre

 

[Apneaddict]

Welcome!

How many mos of diving do you get out of a 3mm in Norway???

 

[NoFair]

Thanks

About 5 months in comfort if I don't go below 10-15m much. Sometimes it is bitterly cold from 10m and down.
I do have a scuba wet suit that is 7+mm as well, but the cut and comfort isn't up to a freediving suit. I use a drysuit in winter when scubadiving.

I'm thinking with a good 5mm I could use it well into winter and in spring as well.

 

[BatRay]

Welcome to Deeperblue. I hear great things about custom suits. I looked into ordering one and the list of features was impressive.

 

[NoFair]

Thanks for the welcome. Planning on a 5mm from Aqualand in black

 

[BatRay]

Sweet. I hope it works well for you.

 

[dahlia1925]

Hi

I'm new on the forums, but have been freediving and spearfishing for 30 years on and off. I've been scuba diving for 25 of those years, but lately I've been freediving more. Looking at getting a custom 5mm wetsuit to stretch the season a bit more than my current old 3mm allows.

Lots of great info on the forums so I'm mostly reading and probably won't post too much.

Sverre

Hello from Belgium
For me the best tailor wetsuit brand is Elios from Italy, very very good wetsuits (hood jacket with high waist pant), i have two and are very happy, i have one 6mm yamamoto (low density up to 20m) superskin dark grey for free diving and a 8mm NJN neoprene for scuba (medium density), last week i have make a dive of 1 hour with 2 °c , and the wetsuit are very warm , better then drysuits friends!!
you can ask to Elios, there are very helpfull
site ELIOS SUB
best regards
Thierry

 

[dahlia1925]

Hi

I'm new on the forums, but have been freediving and spearfishing for 30 years on and off. I've been scuba diving for 25 of those years, but lately I've been freediving more. Looking at getting a custom 5mm wetsuit to stretch the season a bit more than my current old 3mm allows.

Lots of great info on the forums so I'm mostly reading and probably won't post too much.

Sverre

hi again
i have forgot one thing
the best to have a warm wetsuit is with open cell neoprene inside, easy to wear with mixture of baby oil johnson , talcum or hair conditioner and water
hope this help
Thierry