You wear a budget 4/3 in 48 degree water so you don't count.Yes, I figure if I can handle 48 to 52 degree water in that suit and booties for a 3+ hour session, that's good enough for me.
Overall, am down to once or twice a week right now. However, even surfing 3-6 days a week, generally would get at least 3 to 5 years out of each suit. Washing them out promptly and hang-drying them in the shade after each session goes a long ways to making them last.
In my experience, once you get past a certain price point, it's just status driving a shitty product. They know they have suckers on the line. Refer to Exhibit A: Oakley.
Agree about Oakley. What a joke. Prada too.
But having worn budget suits, top teir OTR suits, midrange suits, and the suits I'm wearing now...there's a pretty clear difference between all of them and it's really hard to know what you're getting.
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