The Great Unbiased Wetsuit Review Thread

Sharkbiscuit

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Aug 6, 2003
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My new Drylock X has better fuzzy sh!t than that one, and the better fuzzy sh!t is all the torso and the upper legs.

The non fuzzy sh!t part is a lovely shade of **** Yellow, not that hideous Menstrual Red.

I should have waited to order; coulda got the bubblegoose.
 

Bob Dobbalina

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Feb 23, 2016
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Yall weird for getting upset about what the internal color of your suits that nobody sees unless you they are eyeing you up while you change in the parking lot.
 

SurfMission

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Apr 13, 2009
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Xcels HQ is in Heleiwa. Buying a wetsuit from a compnay based in the tropics seems like a really bad idea.
 

oeste858

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Sep 11, 2017
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Any wetsuits have pockets where you can keep keys, wax and/or fin key? Not just a key pouch.
don't think I;ve seen one. I usually just shove a bit of wax at the ankle/achilles of my suit, on the non-leash leg. Most times I forget about it, but sometimes I'll use it out in the lineup
 

oeste858

Phil Edwards status
Sep 11, 2017
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ReFrodo's post about the IM wetsuit brand that has apparently stopped making wetsuits, reminded me...
If anyone needs some 11(11.5) 3mil booties, hit me up. These were too big and never got around to returning them so they've just been sitting in a closet, unworn.
 

silentbutdeadly

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Sep 26, 2005
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So update on my Matuse. They admittedly had a run of suits that were thin and snuck through the QC process. They started advertising them as 3/2 + with a heavy discount. I emailed them wondering if my 4/3 was in that batch and it turns out that it was. They are sending me a new "proper" 4/3. Good on ya Matuse :shaka: