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12-21-2010, 11:43 PM | #16 | |
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Re: Open cell suits for surfing?
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My buddy wore his 5mm Yazbeck one day just to see how it felt in the lineup. He almost passed out from the warmer neoprene, and he said it was slick as hell. He was all over the board while paddling. He also said that it was horrible for overhead paddling, the dynamics of the suit were all wrong for surfing. Now having said that, I have the same suit and have to agree. We've both been surfing together for almost 20 years, and he's a Commercial Diver, so he spends more time in a wetsuit than the average guy. The Yazbeck is an awesome freedive suit, but it's not a good surfing suit. The best out there in my opinion is the Rip Curl E-Bomb, with the Xcel Infiniti following a close second. I've owned a lot of suits in the past like most guys, and currently have 6 or 7 in rotation right now, and those are the suits I like the most. ..
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12-22-2010, 04:31 AM | #17 |
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Re: Open cell suits for surfing?
Having grown up surfing in snow with Water Temps in the Hi 3O's and Air temps well below zero, wearing Wool sweaters under Cardboardesque, leaky wetsuits, covered in Wetsuit Rashes that almost required stitches and have left permanent scars, I'm certainly not complaining about the Quality, Comfort, Flexibility, and Warmth of modern state of the art Surfing Wetsuits.
There is something to be said about the warmth of Open Cell. In California, you are dealing with 5O degree water and air.. but in some places it's so damn cold. When it comes to good Winter surfing in the North North East it is not possible to overheat. |
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