When you explore the oceans, you don’t need a Disney princess dress! At sea depth all you need is a suitable diving suit. The scuba diving suit is designed to preserve body heat because water is a strong conductor 20 to 25 times compared to air, and therefore the body will lose its heat quickly in the water (which will affect the inner body organs and protoplasms and lead to a life threatening  situation).

The suit is also considered a protective shield for stings from jellyfish and fiery coral and when you wear a weight belt… etc

One of the dilemmas that haunts most of the  divers is choosing the right diving gear, equipment and accessories. This certainly includes the wetsuit. In conclusion every diver should understand how to choose the best scuba diving wetsuit that matches his needs. In this article we will give you some useful tips you could follow when you choose or buy a diving suit.

What are the most important points in choosing a scuba diving suit?

A wetsuit ‘s main target is to keep you warm. Wetsuits protect and insulate your body, especially when diving in cold water. It works by attracting a small amount of water to your skin. Your body heat will then warm up the water, keeping you warm while diving. Your wetsuit will vary depending on the current sea and water temperatures, as well as the conditions of your diving location. We will give you some useful hints as a beginner to know which suit is for you!

The size of the scuba diving suit

•  The diving suit must be completely fit to the body, and there should not be any areas in it that are too loose or too tight. Water will continue to enter the suit if it is loose. If your wetsuit is too tight for you, you may experience breathing difficulties or movement restrictions. The right wetsuit should be snug in all the right places and feel like a second skin, but not too tight. Always keep in mind that wetsuits tend to feel tighter when dry than they do when wet. Don’t buy a wetsuit until you’ve carefully inspected the sizing chart, which is provided by the majority of dive shops.

Most of the suits in the market are considered to be normal and somewhat proportional for various human bodies, meaning for example if you are extra short or extra long or extra fat you need to modify the suit or tailor a suit to your size. The most important thing is that you measure more than one suit and more than one type until you find a suit that you are comfortable with.

 The purpose of the suit

•  If it is for free diving and hunting, then the two-piece suit is preferred because there are no zippers in it and it retains heat for a longer period and it is known that the zipper, no matter how good it is, will let the water in.

 summer or winter, day or night suit?

• It is preferable to own both. For example, for the summer, a suit of one mm, and for the winter of 3 mm or 5 mm. In general,  the long suit is most preferable, even if it is in the summer, because it protects the whole body.

Quality and suitability of the diving suit

• Make sure of the quality of the neoprene that the suit is made of, and usually the good ones. You will find it stretching easily (stretching) when you try to pull it between your hands, and this is so that it fits comfortably on your body.
• It should be tight and contain a piece such as soft rubber that acts as a stopper around the neck and around the wrist and legs. It is preferable to look for the type that has strong stitching and above the stitching there is a kind of insulating glue (often 3 mm and above) which prevents water from entering the suit. Some allowances are 3 mm in the body and 2 in the limbs, meaning it is not a requirement that they be all 3 mm.
• If you are a fan of spearfishing, make sure that there is a good and rough padding on the knees, behind the elbows, and on the chest, in order for you to use it (tackling) to tighten the calves of the gun.
• Choose wetsuits made of higher-quality neoprene. They are frequently lighter, anatomically cut, and have more strategically placed cuts/panels to fit you in all the right places. This will also encourage more water flexibility.

The colour of the suit

• The colour is important in camouflage. If you are in open water, take camouflaged blue, and if you are in reef, take green camouflage, and black is predominant if there is no camouflage, and if you are scuba diving, the colour is up to your personal opinion.

The diving world is worth every penny you will spend, to have a safe journey and feel comfortable, no one regret those miraculous feeling underwater, and the mindfulness moments in the deep blues surrounded by the spirit of the sea, as we always wish you a safe dive every time and to be happy,  diving makes you close to upon 70% of the earth undiscovered abyss, you are this close to devour the oceans secrets.