They all do hoods.Only problem for me with the high dollar custom suits is they do not seem to offer hooded suits.
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They all do hoods.Only problem for me with the high dollar custom suits is they do not seem to offer hooded suits.
Honestly I don't know how the hipsters get away with using all that smoothskin.Is this where we get the tkchas 2pc chest zip fullsuit?
Glassed by superwolf!Is this where we get the tkchas 2pc chest zip fullsuit?
None of the ones I have seen show hooded suits on website.They all do hoods.
Ah.None of the ones I have seen show hooded suits on website.
glad to hear they did away with the recycled fiberglass liner and cheese cloth cuffs.Tried on a Hooded R2 Patagucci today. Inner lining is waaaay better than previous generations. More silky, softer, easier on and off. All the hipsters whose beards they were harvesting are now out of work apparently. Flexibility felt fine for a thicker suit, but hard to judge how it’ll break in. Wrist gaskets were tight going on but easy taking it off. Sizing was accurate on the arm and leg length, but I’m heavier than what the size chart said for the MS and it fit well every where else. Had a some slight bunching on the inner thigh seam, but the du said they cut it like that for when you’re sitting on your board or crouching. Wasn’t major. Zipper was a PIA to engage initially. It’s a little smaller and has some neoprene behind it that made it cumbersome. But maybe something you’d get the hang of.
Observed updates are:
1) better inner lining
2) solid seams with no more weld on exterior. Panels are also cut differentl, especially around the legs and crotch.
3) No more flexy, different material on the ankles and wrists, it’s the same material all the way down and minimizes the seams.
Only downside to using that much smoothskin is it will nick from your nails in areas where you are pulling at the suit to remove, like the shoulders. As Aruka knows, it will also nick on brush and branches.
Best to keep the smoothie just front and back panels.
I have no idea how to get fit for Axxe, I'm sure if you email them they will arrange for you to meet with their measurement guy in SoCal.Those Axxe suits look really nice.
Do you get custom fit somewhere (going to be in southern California over X-mas)? How much do they run for ones like in the Devon Howard post?
The more smoothie the better for me. In the northeast the wind seems to be a bigger factor than in CA.
That Axxe is probably $900 US.Those Axxe suits look really nice.
Do you get custom fit somewhere (going to be in southern California over X-mas)? How much do they run for ones like in the Devon Howard post?
The more smoothie the better for me. In the northeast the wind seems to be a bigger factor than in CA.
dropped a lot of coin on a custom Rash suit a few years back a 6/4-no hood and I surf all winter in the NE. It is by far and away the best winter suit I've owned. I've written this before but a waterproof neck (smooth skin cuff rolled over) with a separate hood + waterproof zipper allows almost zero water entry and dramatically increased movement in the neck and shoulders. If it's dead of winter I wear straps on wrist and ankles but even without water entry is minimal. Really hard to go back to an attached hood now, feels super restrictive. And the suit has lasted me three seasons and going strong-super well made and well worth the dosh
Always wondered about those rolled necks - they seem pretty standard on the Japan suits thicker than 4/3.dropped a lot of coin on a custom Rash suit a few years back a 6/4-no hood and I surf all winter in the NE. It is by far and away the best winter suit I've owned. I've written this before but a waterproof neck (smooth skin cuff rolled over) with a separate hood + waterproof zipper allows almost zero water entry and dramatically increased movement in the neck and shoulders. If it's dead of winter I wear straps on wrist and ankles but even without water entry is minimal. Really hard to go back to an attached hood now, feels super restrictive. And the suit has lasted me three seasons and going strong-super well made and well worth the dosh
Brah why u hate Japanese consumer culture?Rash is a terrible name for a wetsuit company.
Not sure where in the NE you are, but Drift in RI and Maine Surfer's Union in ME sell Axxe customs (they have samples, take your measurements, etc.).Those Axxe suits look really nice.
Do you get custom fit somewhere (going to be in southern California over X-mas)? How much do they run for ones like in the Devon Howard post?
The more smoothie the better for me. In the northeast the wind seems to be a bigger factor than in CA.