Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)

All surfing hardware topics here. Boards, leashes, racks, wetsuits, boardies, surfgear, ding repair, wetsuit repair, surf wax...... you get the idea

Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)

Postby Wet Brain » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:50 am

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!
Wet Brain
New Member
 
Posts: 2
Likes: 0 post
Liked in: 0 post
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:20 am

Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)

Postby tony g » Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:11 pm

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!
User avatar
tony g
Local Hero
 
Posts: 443
Likes: 0 post
Liked in: 0 post
Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:57 am
Location: Lincoln City, Oregon

Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)

Postby Wet Brain » Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:35 am

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.
Wet Brain
New Member
 
Posts: 2
Likes: 0 post
Liked in: 0 post
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:20 am

Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)

Postby Flatout » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:50 am

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.
Flatout
New Member
 
Posts: 3
Likes: 0 post
Liked in: 0 post
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:11 am

Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)

Postby mikey4013 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:56 pm

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
mikey4013
New Member
 
Posts: 3
Likes: 0 post
Liked in: 0 post
Joined: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:47 pm

Re: Winter wetsuits for tall skinny men (small tall?)

Postby Rickyroughneck » Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:47 pm

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.
Rickyroughneck
Local Hero
 
Posts: 327
Likes: 0 post
Liked in: 0 post
Joined: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:14 am


Similar topics

Return to Surfing Hardware