Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 hey everyone!! well we found a scuba store near us that had a wetsuit to fit christopher today!! he looks so cute in it!! i wanted to post the company's website that makes the suit in case anyone else would like one for their child (they can send you a catalog or they have a dealer locator for a store that might be near you!!) www.hendersonusa.com jodie c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Everyone - re wetsuits. Having done a ton of research on this subject (we live 7 blocks from the Pacific Ocean in southern California), I learned that it is important to ask/find out these questions: a) is the wetsuit for pool swimming or ocean swimming. If it is for pool swimming, than any " off-the-rack " wetsuit would probably be fine, because even though it won't fit properly in all spots, the pool water isn't super cold. If it is for ocean swimming, determine the time of year the child will be swimmming in general, and what the average water temp is. With ocean swimming, most of us will need to have a CUSTOM wetsuit made. This is because the wetsuit has to fit snugly against all parts of the body, with NO gaps or poofing in the material around the body. There are different thicknesses of wetsuits. Here in the Pacific Ocean, which is cold, needs a 3mm and a full-length wetsuit because she swims often year round, and stays in the water for hours. I will tell you this -- before she started using a wetsuit, she lasted, on average 12-15 minutes in the Pacific Ocean before lips were blue and body was uncontrollable shaking. With her new wetsuit, which was made for her body size, she can stay in for 5 hours at a time, never cold. It is a pain to get her into it (for full body, zippers at the wrists and ankles are key), but she LOVES it. She hated that she could never swim in the ocean like her friends. So.... if you live near the ocean and want an ocean wetsuit, email me!!! Body Glove and the others no longer make custom wetsuits, but they gave me the info of the company that used to do their designing (they go cheaply overseas now), and the company is in our town. They measure about 10 or so different points on the body, and then make the suit (kids can pick out colors) and they told me that they can give the measuring map over email to anyone. It is not cheap, so this is only for a child who really is going to use it regularly. They made it slightly bigger in length, so that it has lasted us two summers. Can't remember the exact cost, but it was somewhere around $170-$200. When you live on the ocean, and spend most weekends there, definitely worth it so that your child can feel normal. > hey everyone!! > well we found a scuba store near us that had a wetsuit to fit > christopher today!! he looks so cute in it!! i wanted to post the > company's website that makes the suit in case anyone else would like > one for their child (they can send you a catalog or they have a dealer > locator for a store that might be near you!!) www.hendersonusa.com > > jodie c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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