| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
outcast
Joined: 04 May 2004
Posts: 2724
|
 Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
Attached hood no problem.....I peeled it down yesterday sup-surfing cause the day was warm.
Sailing with the hood not an issue.
I use a front-zip Rip-curl F-bomb 5/4/3 for winter......I get cold in the face and hands....mostly cause i hate any sailing glove style.
Ruffie is right about the stoned ages....Modern wetsuits are incredible, and much different than 10 years ago...dry warm and flexible.
Don't expect them to last more than about 4 years of hard use though.
And maybe stay away from the most flexible.....my 3/2 E-Bomb is so flexible for surfing it feels like skin, but water can really ballon up the leg from windsurfing.....
I also have an X-cel .....SUPER warm.....maybe a tad less flexible in the arms...(mine are massive guns BTW  )....but a better surfing suit and probable more durable.....the front-zip is key
_________________
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=zw0MgkO7VXw |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Windaholic
Joined: 15 Apr 2009
Posts: 28
Location: NJ
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I use a 5/3 ProMotion. It is 2 years old and I was amazed how flexible it was when I first tried it on. It is sooo comfy, it's hard to believe it is actually 5mm. Warm enough and if I need more I have a cheap oversized shorty I layer on top (this kills the comfy factor). Typically it is my forearms that give out before I get cold. All this comes from the perspective of 40F minimum cut-off.
I also have the ProMotion beanie that is a nice alt to the hood, but not as warm in extreme conditions.
Another benefit of a wetsuit, you can pee in it. Although I never had a drysuit, I assume a pee is a no-no. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999
Posts: 20935
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| outcast wrote: | | Modern wetsuits are incredible, and much different than 10 years ago...dry warm and flexible. |
My 2009 neoprene dry suit is indeed very warm and very flexible. Compared to my Goretex dry suit, it feels like a rusted suit of armor.
When I want extra insulation with my Promotion, I add a shorty -- or fleece -- under it, to maintain the flexibility.
Mike \m/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DanWeiss
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Posts: 2296
Location: Connecticut, USA
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:56 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Windaholic wrote: |
Another benefit of a wetsuit, you can pee in it. Although I never had a drysuit, I assume a pee is a no-no. |
As long as you rinse after, I don't think peeing in a drysuit adds much other than a bit of warmth to the equation. I've done it in several farmer john-style drysuits. Maybe people with skin sensitivities and integrated booties would feel otherwise? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
outcast
Joined: 04 May 2004
Posts: 2724
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
outcast
Joined: 04 May 2004
Posts: 2724
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
jimb
Joined: 05 Jun 2000
Posts: 19
|
| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:02 pm Post subject: drysuits |
|
|
We've had very good luck with the O'Neill Boost drysuit, breathable and very comfortable (neoprene neck, more comfortable then the latex neck seal for most).
New from O'Neill this year is the 6/5/4 Heat with attached hood. Front zip, welded seams, firewall protection and only $329.
If interested, stop in and try one on.
Thxs,
Jim @ Sailworld
508 759 6559 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You can attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
|
|
Search
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Register
