Always? Sometimes I do if suit’s wet and I happen to find a bag
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The Great Unbiased Wetsuit Review Thread
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Pretty much. My suits almost always wet but I find putting dry suits is when it helps the most. I just throw a bag the box I use for my suit.
Always with my thicker suits especially. Otherwise it's a chore to get my feet through. Plastic bags are hard to come by in NY so always bring some back up when I visit my folks. Keep a stash in the truck.
I just got a Hooded 4/3 Hyperfreak by O'Neill from the wife as an early christmas present. The suit feels sick! Nice and stretchy... but a little thin in the hood and throughout. Anyone have one of these? Just wondering how warm it actually will be.
None of that matters, the real question is can you add a firewire logo on it?
warm enough for any conditions you'll ever encounter in Riverside county
My 3mm comp hyperfreak is plenty warm for 805 so I think you should be fine in those frigid SD temps and plus ya can still get wifey to score gloves and booties for stocking
from my experience the Hyperfreaks are always a little less warm than their less flexible counterparts, but that's the tradeoff you get. the hooded 4/3 should work plenty fine in Oceanside though
I just got a 3/2 Plus and it's really warm (for the 805). It's surprising how warm it is for how thin and flexible it feels.
I went with a size on the smaller end, M instead of L, and it fits like a glove.
Hyperfreak comp you notice only when its windy and long lulls between sets but no wind "light" plenty warm and worth flexibility no liner.
Just snagged quite possibly the last 5.5/4 Hyperfreak Size L in PNW. Its a good suit and plenty warm for low to mid 50s. Lightest and flexiest I've ever had. Also have a hoodless 4.5, which is also doable down to the mid 50s when paired with hooded rashie vest as long as your surfing and not sitting. Seams last about 80-100 sessions, at least that was my experience. My old one started leaking in usual arm pit area. Still a good backup for a 2nd sesh dry suit and warmer days. Almost pulled the trigger on a Buell and I probably would of, but my size sold out over BF even though there were zero deals on wetties. Buell definitely felt heavier and prene not as soft and stretchy, but the price was right. Sure price will go up on those. Wanted to check out and try on mid range DaKine Mission but never got around to it. Starting to see them around here. I'm set for another 2 years now.
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No comparison between the Buell RB series and the Hyperfreak. Hyperfreak, or better yet Psycho One, hands down better suit(s) then Buell.
LoO-Loo on that as I quote,
"... you notice only when its windy and long lulls between sets "
I know what you mean, doesn't it always go down like that and I will even paddle in without that last ride sometimes. I hate that but fridgid dorko last rides are worse that no last rides. YMMV.
Also ++ on the 4/3 psycho 1 being the softest, most comfortable yet warm enough suit I ever had. I put a hooded vest under it and could get two hours in <45° water many days... Until it gets too windy and Lully that is.
"... you notice only when its windy and long lulls between sets "
I know what you mean, doesn't it always go down like that and I will even paddle in without that last ride sometimes. I hate that but fridgid dorko last rides are worse that no last rides. YMMV.
Also ++ on the 4/3 psycho 1 being the softest, most comfortable yet warm enough suit I ever had. I put a hooded vest under it and could get two hours in <45° water many days... Until it gets too windy and Lully that is.
Broke the hooded 5/4 Hyperfreak in yesterday. Low 40s air, low 50s water. Not horribly cold and would have been tolerable in a standard 4/3 with an ice cream headache here and there to remind you that you're alive. Overall, suit was easy to put on, pretty flexible considering the thickness, with no seam/blister points, at least so far. Sesh involved a lot of paddling and did get overheated so had to pull the hood down from time to time. Feel the suit could hang into mid-40s at least.
Only knock was that the visor is a nuisance, especially duckdiving. Caveat that I don't like wearing hats with any kind of brim for same reason - they obstruct your vision. Hell, I don't know how anyone tolerates baseball/trucker hats that remove a solid percentage of your upward peripheral vision but that's a different thread. Had to make a point to flip it back but not horrible. And I did once get that cold flush down the hood into the deep regions; woke my balls up, that's for sure. Am sure that'll happen now and then.
Overall, though, best suit I've ever owned. Solid Yolo purchase. And it dries fast too. Was dry this morning despite non-optimal conditions. Going to come in real handy this spring.
Only knock was that the visor is a nuisance, especially duckdiving. Caveat that I don't like wearing hats with any kind of brim for same reason - they obstruct your vision. Hell, I don't know how anyone tolerates baseball/trucker hats that remove a solid percentage of your upward peripheral vision but that's a different thread. Had to make a point to flip it back but not horrible. And I did once get that cold flush down the hood into the deep regions; woke my balls up, that's for sure. Am sure that'll happen now and then.
Overall, though, best suit I've ever owned. Solid Yolo purchase. And it dries fast too. Was dry this morning despite non-optimal conditions. Going to come in real handy this spring.
A year in, my hyperfreak has given all that it has to give. No rips, but I can feel the shoulders have thinned from stretching, and the wind bites through. It isn't as warm as it was new. A one year suit.