Warmest freediving suit questions

Hola divers,  I am on a quest for a new free diving wetsuit for the Northern California coast. I have been diving the coast for 37 years, have worn out many suits, including my last, about a 8 year old Bear suit. One IMPORTANT  note....I am 5ft 9in and...145 pounds...super fit with very low body fat.  I freeze!
   Looking for the best, warmest suit available... and where to buy it. Heard about CRESSI, any others? Thanks for any input, Ron

7mm does a diver good in the winter when we get some of our best visibility and water temps get lowest about 48F.

Cressi makes an affordable suit that works well, I have one!

I like the double crotch buckles instead of the single. To each their own on that.

Goodluck.

I like my Picasso. Stay very warm in it. I'm 6'2" and 165. Not much fat here either.

Hola divers,  I am on a quest for a new free diving wetsuit for the Northern California coast. I have been diving the coast for 37 years, have worn out many suits, including my last, about a 8 year old Bear suit. One IMPORTANT  note....I am 5ft 9in and...145 pounds...super fit with very low body fat.  I freeze!
   Looking for the best, warmest suit available... and where to buy it. Heard about CRESSI, any others? Thanks for any input, Ron

Hi Ron,

I have heard that Omer America has some 9mm suits.  If warmth is the highest priority, maybe those are what you're looking for.  However, I don't know what a suit in that thickness does to your range of motion. 

Good luck, Nate

5'11' 187 lbs.
I have a 7mm 2 pc Picasso and I absolutely ROAST in it.
I am thinking about going to a 5mm.

Hola divers,  I am on a quest for a new free diving wetsuit for the Northern California coast. I have been diving the coast for 37 years, have worn out many suits, including my last, about a 8 year old Bear suit. One IMPORTANT  note....I am 5ft 9in and...145 pounds...super fit with very low body fat.  I freeze!
   Looking for the best, warmest suit available... and where to buy it. Heard about CRESSI, any others? Thanks for any input, Ron

A size 50 or 50L would be your best bet... check with the freediveshop in Sacramento. 
http://www.freediveshop.com/


Fit is crucial, so go in and try on different suit brands to find the right match.
Getting the right suit makes a world of difference.

http://www.freediveshop.com/


Fit is crucial, so go in and try on different suit brands to find the right match.
Getting the right suit makes a world of difference.

Wear speedos and bring a towel. Seriously.
You'll be getting 'lubed up' when you try on various suits.
I never really understood the whole 'lube' thing until I tried one on.
Kicking myself for not doing it years sooner. The only way to go.
Freedive shop is where I got mine. Can't go wrong there.

my son is a gymnast so very fit and pretty lean.  He likes his Mako suit.

Or you could just hit pizza and rib joints and build up a natural blubber layer and insulate naturally

I'm 5' 10" and 175. I use a 7mm and have never been cold.

I had a picasso it was pretty warm and comfortable. I replaced it with a Rob Allen. The Rob Allen was noticeably warmer and had a little bit more length in the neck. My neck is messed up so it is uncomfortable if the hood is pulling down much at all. I bought both suits at Freediveshop and don't think I would buy one anywhere else. They will take the time to fit you right.

I've got the cressi technica in a 7 mm and have yet to get cold in the 2-3 hours that I typically spend in the water -- the doubled layers through the torso puts a lot of neoprene over your core.

I bought Amphibians Picasso and love it.

I picked up a Mako 7mm open cell suit, i'm 5'11 190lbs, and I don't even get cold when I first jump in.

Any 7mm suit that is unlined on the interior should be warm enough for you, you just have to get one that fits right. 
As I mentioned in another post just a second ago, I dive an imersion seriole, with high-waist pants rather than the farmer john.  It makes such a good seal that I don't even get wet unless I intentionally flood my suit.  It's great for staying warm, but sucks if you have to pee in it...

My dive buddy has a very similar build to what you describe.  He's about 5'8, 145 lbs, maybe 6% body fat.  He dives a Mako wetsuit and he is always roasting in his suit.