Stinger suits, also known as stingers or dive skins are commonly made out of thin elastic fabric such as Lycra, Spandex, Nylon, Polyester or PBT. Stinger suits can be used on their own in warm and lukewarm waters for swimming, diving or extreme water sports, but is not suitable for cold waters where the water temperature drops below 25 °C (77 °F). It can also be worn inside a diving wetsuit; Most divers will tell you how hard it is to put on and take off a wetsuit made of rubber or neoprene, this is where the thin fabric stinger suit can help, by wearing it first you can easily slide in or take off a wetsuit even when wet. Stinger suit can also be worn to use when you are out doing your favorite water activities, such as surfing, sailing, powerboating, windsurfing, kite surfing, waterskiing, caving, swimming or simply seeking protection against the sun UV radiation or against jellyfish stingers.

How to put on a Stinger suit?
This depends on the design. Most stinger suits include a front zipper starting from top of neck down to the waist line. Simply open zipper all the way to the end possible, insert your one leg first all the way down until your foot goes through the leg opening of the suit. Now insert the other leg all the way through the suit leg opening again. With feet on the ground, hold the suit from both sides and pull up all the way reaching up to your waist line. Adjust the bottom part and feel comfortable with how the suit is fitting.
Now you can slide one arm all the way through the sleeve until your hand goes through the sleeve opening while at the same time bringing the suit top part over your shoulder. Do the same for the other arm, sleeve and shoulder. Simply zip up all the way and you are ready to enjoy your suit for all type of water sports, or even for walking on the beach. back to top




Different types of stinger suits?
There are four main type of suits:

- Stinger Suits or Dive Skins: are fairly inexpensive and commonly used when diving in water temperatures above 25 °C (77 °F). They are traditionally made from Spandex or Lycra and provide little thermal protection, but do protect the skin from jellyfish stings, sea lice, abrasion and sunburn. New generation suits are made from high quality fabric that offers chlorine resistance and UPF50+ UV cover. This kind of suit is known as a Stinger Suit or Dive Skin. Some divers wear this kind of suits under a wetsuit, which allows easier donning and provides additional comfort and skin relief for those who experience skin problems from neoprene.

- Wetsuits: these are Neoprene and rubber suits that are used in water temperature between 10 and 25 °C (50 and 77 °F). The neoprene part of the suit insulates the wearer. Even though water can still enter the suit, a tight fitting suit prevents excess heat loss because only some of the water warmed inside the suit escapes from the suit.

- Semi-Dry Suits: are a thick wetsuit with better seals at wrist, neck and ankles openings. They are used mainly in water temperature between 10 and 20 °C (50 and 68 °F). The seals limit the amount of water getting in and out of the suit. The user gets wet in these type of suits but the water that enters is warmed up and does not leave the suit easily, so the user remains warm.

- Drysuits: are made of neoprene and rubber and used where water temperature is between -2 and 15 °C (28 and 59 °F). Water is prevented from getting into the suit by seals at the neck and wrists; also, getting the suit on and off normally a zipper, is waterproof. back to top


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