u/Horg

Hello,

I come from the scuba world and have recently discovered freediving for myself. I live in a cold climate, so I mostly use a drysuit for scuba and bought a 7 mm two-piece Beuchat Espadon Elite spearfishing wetsuit (open cell inside / smoothskin outside) for freediving.

And what can I say, I love the Beuchat wetsuit to bits. It is the most comfortable wetsuit I ever owned and after getting the hang of donning and doffing with a bottle of soapy water, I actually find it easier getting in and out of it than a regular scuba one-piece wetsuit. The open cell inner lining is just so, so nice. And I guess I got lucky that the Beuchats fit me like they were tailor made.

I'm thinking of getting another one for some casual scuba where a drysuit is overkill, but obviously with some kind of outside lining, otherwhise my BCD would shred it to pieces.

Is this a good idea? I never see other scuba divers with freediving wetsuits so I guess there might be something that I'm missing.

Thanks!

Hello,

I come from the scuba world and have recently discovered freediving for myself. I live in a cold climate, so I mostly use a drysuit for scuba and bought a 7 mm two-piece Beuchat Espadon Elite spearfishing wetsuit (open cell inside / smoothskin outside) for freediving.

And what can I say, I love the Beuchat wetsuit to bits. It is the most comfortable wetsuit I ever owned and after getting the hang of donning and doffing with a bottle of soapy water, I actually find it easier getting in and out of it than a regular scuba one-piece wetsuit. The open cell inner lining is just so, so nice. And I guess I got lucky that the Beuchats fit me like they were tailor made.

I'm thinking of getting another one for some casual scuba where a drysuit is overkill, but obviously with some kind of outside lining, otherwhise my BCD would shred it to pieces.

Is this a good idea? I never see other scuba divers with freediving wetsuits so I guess there might be something that I'm missing.

Thanks!