Surfing Waves

I ordered a rash quard, im new to surfing.

It said to use my shirt size, which is Mens-Medium.

I am 5 5, 125 pounds.

Is a Mens-Medium too big?

Should I have settled for a small??

If i did this wrong then i basically lost $40, shirt + shipping.

, help please

i have learned never to order things online that you have not tried on in a store first

grantman wrote:i have learned never to order things online that you have not tried on in a store first

im sure i will learn it this time if it doesnt fit

Dont worry about it!!! If it's too big, you'll soon grow into it because of all the muscles you're gonna build from paddling

pat42 wrote:Dont worry about it!!! If it's too big, you'll soon grow into it because of all the muscles you're gonna build from paddling

! Considering i;ve recently started working out too, should help a little .

My uncle gave me his custom-built surfboad he got a few years back , its an Orion... well LENT it to me, so until he comes back to florida i will be using it. When he gets back i have to get my own , lol.

But I will probably be a regular here because I hope to be surfing alot!!

Welcome to both of you.....I think you'll find it's a really friendly forum and everyone's very helpful...just one word of advice, check out older threads before you post a question, cos a lot of the time, the answers are there somewhere.
I'm off to bed. I just got in from work and it's 3.36 am here in the UK
Later...

pat42 wrote:Welcome to both of you.....I think you'll find it's a really friendly forum and everyone's very helpful...just one word of advice, check out older threads before you post a question, cos a lot of the time, the answers are there somewhere.
I'm off to bed. I just got in from work and it's 3.36 am here in the UK
Later...

Thanks for welcoming me, and will do.

Well, i did that too. Mine was too big, so my wife shrank it in the wash, and it fits perfect now

Aren't rashvests tight-fit in general? If you wear medium clothing and you order medium rash it shouldn't be a problem as they will be smaller than average medium.

It doesn't really matter how the rashie fits, as long as the suit fits properly. I mean I know rashies are supposed to be skin tight but if you are wearing under a suit it won't make any difference. Its ok for the rashie to be a bit baggie but it doesn't want to be too tight (as in restrictive), but it sounds like it will fit just fine anyway.

I hate tight cloths, and rash guards drove me nuts So I did some searching, and found O'Neil made a Tshirt fit rash guard. It fits like a loose T shirt, and has a loop to tie your baggies to so it doesn't ride up your back.

i'm also a newbie in surfing and i have the opposite problem.

i searched the web and found out that rashguards should fit tightly...

i bought one online and ordered a size smaller than my tshirt size.

and now, i can't even move properly whenever i wear it and i'm afraid it might tear. it's so small... and it shrank after i washed it.

i'm such an idiot!

please help...

what should i do

Give it to someone smaller than you

newbiesurfer wrote:i'm also a newbie in surfing and i have the opposite problem.

i searched the web and found out that rashguards should fit tightly...

i bought one online and ordered a size smaller than my tshirt size.

and now, i can't even move properly whenever i wear it and i'm afraid it might tear. it's so small... and it shrank after i washed it.

i'm such an idiot!

please help...

what should i do

You washed it? Only time my rash guard, or baggies get washed is when I'm in the ocean. Both are black ONeils, and the board shorts have a lot of wax on them. Drives my wife nuts, but I think it gives them character.