Jackin it

Havoc

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May 23, 2016
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Oops, I mean jacket-ing it. so what's the call on the best wetsuit jacket? i have an old xcel so gonna upgrade jacket and some shorts. what jacket goes good with hurley phantoms?
 

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Look at mr moneybags with his hurley phantoms.

Do they even make those things in a wide enough cut for your joe rogan thighs?

Get a front zip jacket and wear it unzipped. Combined with your phantom shorts it will be a nice jock/hipster yin/yang balance.
 

taking one in

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Like boardshorts, cinch strings in toppers suck. Front Zip sucks. Back zip or no zip/cinch only.

The 1mm Matuse is really good and lasts -- has a back zip. Try to catch a sale or buy "vintage." But mine was good for 2 or 3 years.

If you need more millimeters, I'd go elsewhere. Looks like Need Essentials makes a back zip 2mm, but pictures make it look like it's cut for folks with excessively long torsos.

Maybe O'neill?
 

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Like boardshorts, cinch strings in toppers suck.
Could not disagree more. I bought a few new tops after my old xcel with a cinch died and they would all fill up with water at inconvenient times and be loose under my when paddling. I ended up getting the same xcel as before and I’m happier for it. Maybe it’s because I need a large for my shoulders and arms but I’m slim around the waist? Either way, trunk tie loop and a cinch are a must.
 
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