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The Great Unbiased Wetsuit Review Thread
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any recent reviews of matuse tumo?
tried on a dante and it was really comfy. inner shoulders and detached zipper deal breaker though. the tumo has a typical slant zip from what I understand but they didn't have any to try on.
tried on a dante and it was really comfy. inner shoulders and detached zipper deal breaker though. the tumo has a typical slant zip from what I understand but they didn't have any to try on.
Did you try at Mitch's? the co-founder Matt is the shop manager there.
not tried a tumo, but I see a lot of those around. my current backup rn is a 3mil Scipio that's 3 years old. Same slant chest zip. It's fine, and was a very comfy, good suit. At some point, it shrunk from a XL to practically an L now, and is too short on me now. I must've left it out in the sun by mistake or something.
The Dante with the detached zipper is meant to be really easy to get in/out. My neighbor (in his 50's) loves his hooded 4/3. Tempted to try one since Isurus is out of my size. I have an old s/s 2mil suit that I've abused and it's very comfy but the neck is definitely stretched out now. I still use it in the summer.
Yeah I think that's who I talked to. Curly hair?
He said the dantes run small and recommended an XL which fit great. fvck am I going to have to start riding christensens and tudors?
The dante is supposed to compete with the mid tier suits and the tumo is warmer and will hold up better according to him. big price difference though
I can't find much online but I do see a fair amount in the water as well.
He said the dantes run small and recommended an XL which fit great. fvck am I going to have to start riding christensens and tudors?
The dante is supposed to compete with the mid tier suits and the tumo is warmer and will hold up better according to him. big price difference though
I can't find much online but I do see a fair amount in the water as well.
no I think that's Carter. matt is kinda "husky" and has a light/grey buzz. He (gasp) bodyboards.
Yeah, I wonder if you got a thicker Dante if it would be like a tumo/other brand. my 2mil is thin and is more like a 1mil at this point!
It’s probably pretty localized to a handful of breaks. Funny, this winter I was thinking I’ve seen a lot of the newer ones in the water since the fall. Maybe they just had stock when most of the other bigger brands didn’t.
I agree with that. I actually just overheard two people talking about getting a fresh matuse this weekend in the water. I feel like 5 years ago or so I saw them a ton in the OB/PL area.
I bought a 3/2 and have been comfy in it all winter here in North LA since I run warm. Very solid suit for the price IMO and the sizing fits me well. A little slower drying than my Xcel Infiniti 4/3 but flexible, warm, and minimal leaking. Slant zip is nice although I wish it stayed connected rather than fully detaching. Probably 50-60 sessions since I bought it in November. Will probably buy more when sales start.
FYI: Contact cement/wetsuit glue works on techno blabber. I can't remember who asked but I have a few repairs that are holding up on my mutant
What's your go-to, brah? Last season I was about that DAP roof asphalt sealant lyfe, this year, I'm rocking the Rustoleum neoprene flashing cement swag.
just ran out of oneil stuff.
had the wife pick me up whatever the local surf shop had and they had aquaseal. works great so far.
had the wife pick me up whatever the local surf shop had and they had aquaseal. works great so far.
Finally sent in my O'Neill Hyperfreak Hooded 4/3 that the wife got me for christmas. I shuved the suit in one of the self taping boxes at the post office and it barely fit. Anyways... it got there in about 3 days. O'Neill contacted me and offered me a 5/4 hooded hyperfreak and told me it was an upgrade and a more expensive suit (they didnt have anymore 4/3 hooded hyperfreak). I took the offer and then asked if i could have my old suit back (because Billabong offered this to me). They said no.. its against their policy and they are just going to recycle it. lol. Kind of a waste in my opinion but i wasnt complaining.
I will report back on how the 5/4 feels. I'm hoping its nice and stretchy with more warmth. Im NOT hoping that its thicker, stiffer and overheats my organs.
I will report back on how the 5/4 feels. I'm hoping its nice and stretchy with more warmth. Im NOT hoping that its thicker, stiffer and overheats my organs.
The offshores in 45 air temp cut deep into a 4/3.