buying a wetsuit online

I recently bought an Xterra for my son and a ProMotion for myself. The Xterra was the smallest mens suit I could find (he's 12) in a price I was willing to pay. I'm 5'9" 190# so most mfgs suits don't come close to fitting me. ProMotion had the widest range of sizes, including one that looked like it'd fit me perfectly. I called them and asked about my son first (knowing their charts had nothing for him) and that's exactly what they told me. Sorry, we don't have a suit to fit him. Then I knew I could trust them. I was able to get a suit off of their Damaged rack (huge discount). It had a VERY small tear in the left hip that they'd repaired. I could barely find it. And the suit fits fantastically. I'll do my first swim in it on Sunday.

If you have a tri store near you, contact them. If they don't have a suit that fits, they can most likely get any brand of suit at wholesale, and sell it to you for about what you'd pay online. It's better than guessing if you are unsure.