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Boots over or under?
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No more than it would stretch out in other areas of your body really. I'm not positive, just my thinking, but by the time the ankle stretches out, the rest of the suit will have worn out as well. I have had some suits that make it tough to tuck in a boot usually a zippered boot when on scuba, but under is warmer. Carefull with open cell suits not to tear them.
I don't wear socks or boots with my freediving suit, but with scuba...boots under is the way to go. Listen to ILDiver...he knows what he's talking about 
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Socks always go under the suit- wearing them over is a sign of a newbie.
Socks worn over will flush with water through out your dive as they act like a bellows with every fins stroke. This may not be an issue to the warm water divers, but makes a huge difference up here.
Streaching out the ankle seal is a non-issue- it's built for it. You're more likely to tear a seal then stretch it out. This can be easily fixed by gluing, or sewing it back together. Normally this happens when someone isn't sure how to put a suit on properly and not from age. When things get really cold, and the suit isn't cut properly, you can even resort to using duct tape to seal up the seal the suit/sock and suit/glove areas.
Jon
Socks worn over will flush with water through out your dive as they act like a bellows with every fins stroke. This may not be an issue to the warm water divers, but makes a huge difference up here.
Streaching out the ankle seal is a non-issue- it's built for it. You're more likely to tear a seal then stretch it out. This can be easily fixed by gluing, or sewing it back together. Normally this happens when someone isn't sure how to put a suit on properly and not from age. When things get really cold, and the suit isn't cut properly, you can even resort to using duct tape to seal up the seal the suit/sock and suit/glove areas.
Jon
Over. The cuffs of gloves usually have velcro straps or some other bulky stuff, and it would be hard to get them under the sleeves.
And of course that serves the same purpose as having booties under- the water is not channeled into the suit.
It depends upon the types of goves and cuffs you have on your suit and the temp of the water your diving in- not as cut and dry as with socks or boots. I use freediving gloves and they get tucked under, but I see lots of divers use scuba or kayaking gloves that have velcro wirst straps on them and they can't be tucked under.
With other suits, that have wrist seals on them, you can wear the gloves under. It is harder to stuff the glove cuff under the sleeve, but it is warmer with certain set-ups.
I ALWAYS wear my gloves under my Elios suits. The only exception, for me, is when the water warms up in the summer and I wear thin gloves with velcro wrist straps. I find with my 3mm suit that if I don't tuck my gloves under the water flshed through them as well- especially if diving with a scooter at top speed.
Tucking gloves under takes more effort, but if the water is cold enough, and your in long enough, it makes that effort worth while.
As they say, "Horses for courses".
Jon
With other suits, that have wrist seals on them, you can wear the gloves under. It is harder to stuff the glove cuff under the sleeve, but it is warmer with certain set-ups.
I ALWAYS wear my gloves under my Elios suits. The only exception, for me, is when the water warms up in the summer and I wear thin gloves with velcro wrist straps. I find with my 3mm suit that if I don't tuck my gloves under the water flshed through them as well- especially if diving with a scooter at top speed.
Tucking gloves under takes more effort, but if the water is cold enough, and your in long enough, it makes that effort worth while.
As they say, "Horses for courses".
Jon