winter wetsuits

[joe1300a]

hi, im looking to buy a winter suit as i live in scarborough and have been using an old 5/4/3 and freezing from cold water flushes, ive tryed on last years oneil heat, 5/3 which is liquid seam sealed and is toasty, i go down to devon most summers bt only for a week so dont mind being too hot, ive got a budget of about 150 quid and im basically wanting the best suit i can get for the money, and advise would be awesome, cheers

[billie_morini]

Wetsuits with neck-entry and chest-zippers are much warmer than wetsuits that have back zippers. The difference is startling. Look for this kind of design.

[esonscar]

A divers type waterproof zip in a wettie does me okay. Might be out of budget though - have a browse (might get one second hand but buyer bewarer there).

[joe1300a]

got a billabong revolution 543 liquid sealed seams and kneck entry for 120, sorted, warm and toasty !

[mantaray]

hey, sorry to butt in here but why are the front zip wetsuits warmer? and what is a neck entry wetsuit?

thanks

[surfordie77]

Back zips sooner or later leak letting water in round your kidneys, brrrr! Neck entry just relates to the fact that you're climbing in via the top of the suit.

[ColinJames]

I have been buying the O'neill Mutant 543 for the last few seasons. Every year when it is time to get a new suit I think it might be fun to try out something else, but nothing ever seems quite as nice and I always go with the tried and true.

[landlockedsurfer]

got a billabong revolution 543 liquid sealed seams and kneck entry for 120, sorted, warm and toasty !

Ditto, works for me. Used in the North Sea into December at Scarborough, no problems.....