Review on 3mm Shorty Wetsuit for Men and Women - Full Body Front Zip Diving Suit for Snorkeling, Surfing, Swimming, and Diving by Tim Burns

PART 1 I bought a full suit for my upcoming dives in the Caribbean. I'm 6 feet tall and weigh 220 pounds including the intestines. My arms and legs are about normal sized and muscular but Covid dormancy has added weight to me. I was going to order XL based on the chart but decided on 2XL at the last minute based on previous experience with western suit sizing. I think I'm correct now, but I don't have the XL size to compare. The fit is exactly the fit I would look for if I went to a dive shop. It fits snugly around my waist and chest, and my arms are quite tight. The neck area is perfect and tight and the crotch is just right. The problem is that the length of the legs and arms is about 1.5 inches longer than I expected. Not that big of a problem as I can pull the excess over my gloves and boots. that the sleeves and parts of the legs are a bit longer than you need. Better than having the thing so tight you can't zip it up or feel like you're being crushed to death. PART 2 This is my first full zip wetsuit and I bought it based on reviews of how easy it was to put on and take off. Putting it on was very easy in my experience. Taking it off was a whole different ball game. Now I know why back zips are standard. You're super flexible, that doesn't apply to you, but if you don't then you might know what to expect. With a back zip wetsuit, once you open it, you can reach over your shoulder with one hand, grab that side of your neck and pull forward and off your shoulder. On the other side, and once both sides are off the shoulder, you can use one hand to shoot it forward until it hangs at the waist. With this front zip wetsuit, you can't pull the neck forward, you have to push it back. from the back to remove it from the shoulder. I can't do this without first pulling the sleeve up over my arm, steadying it a little, and bending my shoulders back and tugging painfully at the sleeve. It took about 3 minutes to get it off my left shoulder. When it came to my right shoulder, I just gave up because the strain was even more on my right shoulder now. At this point, I simply grabbed the broomstick, put it around my neck, pushed the wetsuit back, and pulled it off my right shoulder. This experience was way tougher than I ever expected and way tougher than a back zip wetsuit. It taught me that I must have a 2ft broom in my dive bag or else I will need the help of another diver. I give this wetsuit a lot of points for how easy it is to put on. It's a lot easier than the back zipper, but I'll deduct even more points for the difficulty of unzipping it. PART 3 Coming as soon as I dive properly with her.