no amount of money is worth freezing! lol. Besides... it looks like an el nino winter which I think means that the water temps aren't going to get very low. The water is surprisingly still pretty warm in Oside.
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The Great Unbiased Wetsuit Review Thread
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I think a v neck would look great on a front zipper smooth skin wettie
Patagonia had ultra low neck with the shortest arms and legs for a given size I’d ever tried on.
anyone have a rip curl dawn patrol? I know it's not high end but just looking for a ss full.
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Dawn Patrol Short Sleeve Back Zip Fullsuit Wetsuit
The Dawn Patrol Performance Springsuit incorporates E5 neoprene with E5 stress point taping to provide a durable, performance-based wetsuit at a great value.
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El Niño is warmer than average water in the equatorial pacific and no direct effect on the water temp in Oceanside.
That being said, anyone ever use an all 2mil fullsuit? I wore a 3/2 the other day and roasted my ass off.
Wore a spring suit down in La Jolla last week, got a little chilled as the sun set.
I’m 6’2 - 215 and wear LT in both feral and O’Neil…and Isurus.
I was at the shop to get ne wetsuit boots. While there I got to inspect the C-Skins suit I'm going to buy also. It has smooth skin on the stomach, but it's spray on instead of a separate panel. Crazy how long it took before someone figured that out.
I've got a 2mil Oneill Hyperfreak full suit. I remember thinking it felt as warm as some of my previous 3/2 suits.
I'm Surprised you fit in a LT Oneill. The upper end of the weight range is 200. I'm 6'2 205 and the LT felt on the tight side. Currently wearing an XL. Feels great in the shoulders but a little loose in the waist.
| LT | 6'2" - 6'4" | 180 - 200 | 41 - 43" 1/2 | 33 - 35" |
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Yes, a few xcels and once had an extremely good Hurley 202 Phantom. Really expensive but was basically dry or near dry inside for almost two years and very flexy, with smoothskin.
The xcels were/are comp with no smoothskin and less bombproof tape/glue but noticeably warmer than 2mm shortsleeve and noticeably flexier than 3/2 infiniti or drylock.
Had the chestzip version a few years back. Not a bad suit for the price. I trimmed off the rubber strip on the bottom of the sleeves. Felt too tight on my arms. Been wearing the Hyperfreak ss ever since.anyone have a rip curl dawn patrol? I know it's not high end but just looking for a ss full.
Dawn Patrol Short Sleeve Back Zip Fullsuit Wetsuit
The Dawn Patrol Performance Springsuit incorporates E5 neoprene with E5 stress point taping to provide a durable, performance-based wetsuit at a great value.
2mm full is great for warm ish water cold air, which is San Diego fall‘s dawn and dusk.
i liked it paired with the 4/3 better than a 3/2 for less overlap.
i liked it paired with the 4/3 better than a 3/2 for less overlap.
Well it O’Neill is a Hyperfreak which is super stretchy.
Maybe if I bought one the models built for the poors it would be more of an issue.
Tried an XL awhile back and there was a huge pocket in the lower back, loose in the waist and the shoulders felt the same as the LT. It has been a couple years since getting an O’Neill so maybe they changed the cut a bit.
Year ago I used to wear rip curls because they had a better cut for me than oneill. Then they changed it to the vegan Patagonia nut hugger cut and I switched. O’Neill have never been perfect for me but always good enough.
Get the super stretchy stuff a little tight and it’ll form to your shape after a couple hours.