U.K Wetsuit advice

by **derbyshire surfer** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:30 pm

Hi, just going to buy a new Winter Wettie. I've got a Rip Curl Classic which I've had since Feb this year. It's been great but I'm looking at getting a second so I have 2 suits on a trip.

Has anyone used any of these? Looking around the £150 mark:

I've narrowed it down to the Billabong Foil, Rip Curl Core Fire Skin, Quiksilver Syncro. or I just spotted a Rip Curl E-bomb for £150 on Ebay.

Appreciate any advice, surf mainly East Coast, trying to get to Devon more too.

Cheers

by **O_Danny_Boy** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:38 am

stay away from the ebomb, ive gone through 2 in the past 7 months

they feel really good but why cant they just stay together for feck sake?

by **Johno** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:14 pm

Got to agree my Rip curl is comfy as Fxxk but the seams have started to split on the shoulders, only had it a 1 1/2 year

Av been told Xcel are the ones to go for

by **Surfing-Innovation** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:34 pm

I got a Billabong Solution Gold from the US (at half the UK price!!) and it fits great and is warm as toast - but I reckon it's only been worn a couple of dozen times and a couple of the seams are opening up .........

I was going to get a custom (Snugg) suit last time - next time I'm DEFFO going to - a little bit more, but I know people that have had them for getting close to ten years = BARGAIN!!

by **Jonah_Fro** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:58 pm

I picked up my C-Skins vault in March. So far so good. Really warm, haven't noticed any flushing. Think I paid £160 brand new.

by **O_Danny_Boy** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:37 pm

bought a billabong oscillator 4/3 off boardridersguide.com for bout 150 euros. ill let ya know what its like

have a 543 xcel hooded, never ever got cold or flushed in it

by **gixer** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:50 pm

ive got an e bomb and its showing signs of wear after less than 15 outings.........anyone got that email for customer services?

by **derbyshire surfer** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:13 pm

Cheers for that everyone, I think Snugg and Excel are looking good but a bit pricey, still worth saving for a good suit. May go with the C-Skins for now and save for an Excel fo rnext Winter!

by **Granite** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:45 pm

Another option is a BodyGlove Stormtrooper 5/4. Just got one and find it to be really comfy and not a hint of flushing. Only downside is its not easy to get in and out of, but then can only be good as shows a nice fit...

Anyway, wetsuit outlet have them reduced from £210 to £140 with free next day delivery p&p.

And in case anyone hasn't mentioned it, I wouldn't recommend Rip Curl. Got a suit last year and seams split after half a dozen surfs! :evil:

by **Johno** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:34 am

I eat my words 6 mounths ago every one was slaging ripcurl wettys and i dissagred saying mine was good and could recomend them,

So the moral off the story. stay away from ripcurl, C-skins and Xcel are the way to go

by **derbyshire surfer** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:11 pm

Cheers Granite for the BodyGlove advive, that looks good, ziperless too? If you use it in Scotland that's recommendation enough!

Cheers

by **Granite** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:14 am

Yup, zipperless. You kinda climb in through the neck of the suit and then pull the neck then bib over top. Sounds mad but it's super comfy.

by **Real Pol** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:31 pm

Two wetsuits for a trip!!!

Check you out!

Just put a cold one on ya girl!

:wink:

by **derbyshire surfer** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:43 pm

lol Real Pol!

I know. I'm going completely 'nesh'! I've been using one suit for week long trips over the last 4 years, so i thought I'd invest, frivoulous! lol

by **Real Pol** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:50 pm

14 would be nice for a week long trip.

(Between you and me I'd like a spare one, don't tell any of the guys on here, I've been giving them the impression I'm some sort of hardman surfer and I think they're falling for it!)

by **Kabazz** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:52 pm

Any opinions on solomon wetsuits?
I've found last years MYO 5/3 new for £60

by **Chris369** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:35 pm

I've been looking for a winter suit over the last few days in Newquay. And think I'm going to go for the C-Skins Session @ £200. Tried the Wired but I don't like the front zip design .. I tried it on and it's bloody difficult to climb out the neck when it's dry, let alone wet and cold :shock:

I wouldn't go for a Rip Curl ... one of the guys in a shop said they've stopped selling them because they kept getting so many back. My current wetsuit is a Rip Curl Classic and it's starting to go at the seams already .. I've only had it since August :/

by **myate** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:44 pm

My winter suit is a West Nitro 5/4...can't comment on it yet as I haven't started wearing it....next week!! I do have the 3/2 Nitro though and have to say it's great. 110 quid (both 3/2 & 5/4 on sale) and seems to do the job perfectly.

by **gixer** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:35 pm

to be fair i brought a ripcurl e bomb last march and it started falling apart.took it back to the shop i got it from and showed them,they said no problem and replaced with a new improved suit and said that there was a problem during manufacture..something to do with the seams being done to cold and condensation......i say if they fleshin' up and are prepared to fix that then i recon good on em

im stoked on ripcurl

for now

by **isaluteyou** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:34 pm

Yep just took my ebomb in and they said they would replace it - same story as above. Trouble is im without a suit and the water temp is not really boardies type - brrrr gonna have to go hardcore :-)

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