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[email protected] January 18th 07 07:33 PM

Do cheaper wetsuits ever fit right?
 
Seems like I need to grow wider or get shorter or both...


Wilko January 18th 07 10:54 PM

Do cheaper wetsuits ever fit right?
 
wrote:
Seems like I need to grow wider or get shorter or both...



What's cheap, Galt?

Maybe you should just spend a little bit more if you think that more
expensive wetsuits fit you better?
I'm definately not in the right size category for wetsuits (6'8"/220
lbs), but I've had good experiences with Langer as well as Prijon and
PeakUK wetsuits. The Langer wetsuit is probably around 6 years old now,
and my Prijon wetsuit should be around fiver years old. Both still fit
well and keep me nice and warm. My guess is that I paid around 120 US$
for the Langer wetsuit and probably around 150 US$ for the Prijon
wetsuit. Divided by those years, and the amount of river trips I've used
tham, that's a pretty good longer term investment.

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Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
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Davej January 19th 07 03:05 AM

Do cheaper wetsuits ever fit right?
 
Wilko wrote:
wrote:
Seems like I need to grow wider or get shorter or both...


What's cheap, Galt? Maybe you should just spend a little bit more
if you think that more expensive wetsuits fit you better?
I'm definately not in the right size category for wetsuits (6'8"/220
lbs), but I've had good experiences with Langer as well as Prijon and
PeakUK wetsuits. The Langer wetsuit is probably around 6 years old now,
and my Prijon wetsuit should be around fiver years old. Both still fit
well and keep me nice and warm. My guess is that I paid around 120 US$
for the Langer wetsuit and probably around 150 US$ for the Prijon
wetsuit. Divided by those years, and the amount of river trips I've used
tham, that's a pretty good longer term investment.


Ok, I'm curious. What wetsuit size fits 6'8" 220lbs?


Wilko January 19th 07 07:24 AM

Do cheaper wetsuits ever fit right?
 
Davej wrote:
Wilko wrote:
wrote:
Seems like I need to grow wider or get shorter or both...

What's cheap, Galt? Maybe you should just spend a little bit more
if you think that more expensive wetsuits fit you better?
I'm definately not in the right size category for wetsuits (6'8"/220
lbs), but I've had good experiences with Langer as well as Prijon and
PeakUK wetsuits. The Langer wetsuit is probably around 6 years old now,
and my Prijon wetsuit should be around fiver years old. Both still fit
well and keep me nice and warm. My guess is that I paid around 120 US$
for the Langer wetsuit and probably around 150 US$ for the Prijon
wetsuit. Divided by those years, and the amount of river trips I've used
tham, that's a pretty good longer term investment.


Ok, I'm curious. What wetsuit size fits 6'8" 220lbs?


Normal XL.


--
Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/

Davej January 19th 07 04:01 PM

Do cheaper wetsuits ever fit right?
 
Wilko wrote:
Davej wrote:
Wilko wrote:
wrote:
Seems like I need to grow wider or get shorter or both...
What's cheap, Galt? Maybe you should just spend a little bit more
if you think that more expensive wetsuits fit you better?
I'm definately not in the right size category for wetsuits (6'8"/220
lbs), but I've had good experiences with Langer as well as Prijon and
PeakUK wetsuits. The Langer wetsuit is probably around 6 years old now,
and my Prijon wetsuit should be around fiver years old. Both still fit
well and keep me nice and warm. My guess is that I paid around 120 US$
for the Langer wetsuit and probably around 150 US$ for the Prijon
wetsuit. Divided by those years, and the amount of river trips I've used
tham, that's a pretty good longer term investment.


Ok, I'm curious. What wetsuit size fits 6'8" 220lbs?


Normal XL.


Ok, I'm a newbie, I'll have to look at the brands you mention. The size
charts I remember seem to top out at around 6' 3".



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