Rent a Wetsuit

Before we go the our complete wetsuit guide and give you all the "before you buy" info you need I want to cover one more thing - renting a wetsuit. First thing you need to be aware off is that if you rent a wetsuit you will not be the first person to wear it. I mean... this is not a problem in any way it's just that some people might be uncomfortable wearing something that is really tihgt and others have worn. With that clear let's take a look at why would you rent a wetsuit:

• You will only need it once and never again - like you will go rafting or canyoning, you will go diving on your vacations...all the activities that require a wetsuit and you know you will only do them once - just rent a wetsuit.
• Trying something for the first time - you want to try surfing, diving etc... but you do not have the equipment (wetsuit). Now the smart thing to do is to rent it the first couple of times so you see if you like it. Later you can buy your own.
• Travel - often you just don't have the space to take all the things you might need with you. A wetsuit can take a lot of space. Once you get there you see that the waves are perfect but surely you will not buy a new wettie if you have one at home, so you rent one.
• And lots of other situations...

What to look for when you rent a wetsuit?

You need to look at all the same things as when you buy one:

• What kind of wetsuit do you need - for what sport?
• How thick and warm wetsuit do you need - where will you go and how cold will be the water and the air?
• Check the seams - are they waterproof?
• How flexible is the wetsuit?
• Make surf it fits you right!

Usually wetsuits that are available for rent are not the best quality... I mean nobody buys the best wetsuits (and the most expensive ones) for renting them.

Besides that, also check that:

• rented wetsuit has no holes, no broken seams, it's not torn...
• it doesn't look to old
• it doesn't look to streched out and
• it still feels flexible.

What about the costs? How much does it cost to rent a wetsuit?

This depends so I can not really help you. But I can tell you this - if you will rent a wetsuit for a longer period like for a week or maybe even two weeks then:

• You should get a big duscount
• You should calculate if it isn't best if you just buy a wetsuit, you can still sell it later.

That's all I have to say about wetsuit rental. In the next post I will cover all the main things that you need to be aware of when you are buying wetsuits. Cheers!