Yep. I don't miss chafed ballsack, and bleeding neck / armpit / belly button rashes.
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Tired of faulty rubbers... (The OFFICIAL why new wetsuits generally blow THREAD)
- Thread starter SurfFuerteventura
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New Excels has to be the worst. Leaky seams and even leakier smoothskin. Goes to sh!t before the first season has ended.
Well, looks like the need essentials will be here tomorrow already.
Ordered Sunday/ delivered Tuesday. Cant fook with that. Let ya'll know what i think at least compared to the mid range Rip Curls.
Ordered Sunday/ delivered Tuesday. Cant fook with that. Let ya'll know what i think at least compared to the mid range Rip Curls.
considering u surf like 2-3x a year thatz saying a lot
I know others had different experiences but mine leaked from the get go and it seemed like at a certain point , the flood gates opened and the suit it still perfectly in tact. It's a shame since the suit is comfy, (was) warm, and dries really quickly.
bummer - yea lots of mixed reviews online. we'll see how she goes. got the thermal external liquid taped one chest zip, i guess their highest end lol..
Seems like the better ones use wider tape and more glue so that 2-3 season have gone by before the water has worked its magic as a universal solvent on the water-based glues.
The glue needs to be oil-based rocket fuel and the seams need to be stitched like the old Body Glove wetsuits that lasted forever.
want to ruin a wetsuit quickly?
once i let a friend borrow my wetsuit under the condition that he would hang it on a wetsuit hanger in the shade.
he used it and left it in a wad in the sun for 2 days and when unraveled it was now worthless
delaminated, lots of new perma-wrinkles (those later become holes)
u can also ruin a wetsuit by hanging it on a thin (wire is worst) hanger
always leave it it the sun if u want it ruined. sun kinda ruins everything
once i let a friend borrow my wetsuit under the condition that he would hang it on a wetsuit hanger in the shade.
he used it and left it in a wad in the sun for 2 days and when unraveled it was now worthless
delaminated, lots of new perma-wrinkles (those later become holes)
u can also ruin a wetsuit by hanging it on a thin (wire is worst) hanger
always leave it it the sun if u want it ruined. sun kinda ruins everything
I have the second to highest tier suit with what seems like normal tape. What sucks it everything is in great shape for the amount it's been used. It just leaks a lot.
FERAL Wetsuits, anyone tried them? I'm giving them a go this winter.
Have tried a gang of suits.
My best suit was/is a Matuse 4/3 that has lasted 7 years now...I've done some repairs but it's still warm.
I've had 2 out of 3 good Xcel's...1 of them now has lasted 5 years and it was $125 bones on SteepnCheap.
My test for a decent company is if the brand can make a solid 4/3, warm/durable, last at least 3 seasons...any brand should be able to make a 3/2, if you're a wetsuit company and your 3/2's are garbage then that is unacceptable.
Have tried a gang of suits.
My best suit was/is a Matuse 4/3 that has lasted 7 years now...I've done some repairs but it's still warm.
I've had 2 out of 3 good Xcel's...1 of them now has lasted 5 years and it was $125 bones on SteepnCheap.
My test for a decent company is if the brand can make a solid 4/3, warm/durable, last at least 3 seasons...any brand should be able to make a 3/2, if you're a wetsuit company and your 3/2's are garbage then that is unacceptable.
I ordered an XL and found that their size chart wasn't very good and they don't answer questions about sizing. I sent it back before using it.
dorky overpriced contraption, a regular plastic hanger with a smooth crossbar works just fine.
Not gonna lie, I got one of those fancy ones for a stocking stuffer and I love it. won't snap, suit slides right on and off yadayada
but would I spend my own money on one? Haven't yet.
50x markup on a 30 cent piece of plastic, seems like something a woman would buy
the suit slides into a normal hanger easy enough, legs first and a little adjustment at the waist so it's completely flat.
spend a few bucks and make a pvc dry rack (breaks apart)
or spend 40 bucks and get a bamboo dry rack (folds down)
You wont regret either - easy to pack on a road trip
or spend 40 bucks and get a bamboo dry rack (folds down)
You wont regret either - easy to pack on a road trip
yep/ but it's 100 times stronger and slides on way easier. not justifying it, just saying/
I snap those cheap hangers all the time.
but like I said, it wasn't my dime
I snap those cheap hangers all the time.
but like I said, it wasn't my dime