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Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)
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Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:50 amby Wet Brain
Can anyone suggest a winter wetsuit for a tall skinny dude surfing NYC? Hard to find, and I run cold... probably due to lack of insulation/ high surface-area-to-volume ratio. A hooded 6/5/4?
I'm 6'/1.82m tall, 147lbs/67kg, 36"/92cm chest, 31"/79cm waist, 31"/79cm inseam, 14.5"/37cm neck
Thanks!
Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)
Posted:
Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:11 pmby tony g
Xcel makes The Infiniti X-Zip 2 hooded wetsuit in a 6/5mm, and a 5/4mm. The 5mm is plenty warm for oregon waters we average around 48-55 degree water temp. I am not sure what your water temp is there in NYC. The Infiniti X-Zip2 is fully taped,gluesd and blindstiched a great cold water wetsuit. Also they do have a smalltall ST 145-160 lbs 5'8"-6'0" Check them out!
Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)
Posted:
Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:35 amby Wet Brain
Thanks man, I really appreciate it! Fyi I think the st is available only in the 5/4 and the water temps gets to 32F.
Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)
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Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:50 amby Flatout
I have a friend 193cm 62 kg. he uses the oneill psycho 2 med.tall. from my experience oneill is a bit skinnier than other brands.
Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)
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Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:56 pmby mikey4013
billabong wetsuits tend to come up on the slim side,the foil is a great entry level wetsuit ,we find oneill wetsuits tend to be on the large side
Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)
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Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:47 pmby Rickyroughneck
mikey4013 wrote:billabong wetsuits tend to come up on the slim side,the foil is a great entry level wetsuit ,we find oneill wetsuits tend to be on the large side
This, at 6'2" a good MT from Billabong fits me perfectly (I am just over 11stone, 155lb give or take). They are recommended for people 5'10 to 6'0 but I never noticed them being short at all really.