Wetsuit for Scotland 5/3 or 4/3

[ocean]

Hey guys new here & first post so be gentle

Just been looking at wetsuits and seen a good deal on a 4/3 Salomon suit am i going to survive Scottish waters in it or do i need a 5/3? I've just started learning to surf so this is my first winter in the water hence i don't have a clue what to buy!

[surferdude_scarborough]

5/3 5/3 5/3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6/4 if u can afford it

[ocean]

lol i take it i'm going to freeze in a 4/3 then?

Thanks for the reply i knew it was too good a deal to be of any use!

[joem]

5/3

[ocean]

Ha ha absolutely no votes for a 4/3 then! So glad i asked before i bought it

[joem]

not even the cornish lot wear 4/3's in the winter

[ocean]

Lol definately not suitable for the north sea in December then Just ordered a 5/3 same make as my summer suit so hopefully it should fit!

[O_Danny_Boy]

Lol definately not suitable for the north sea in December then Just ordered a 5/3 same make as my summer suit so hopefully it should fit!

what make?

[Granite]

5/3 minimum for our waters pretty much last month until April! Make sure you got good boots, gloves and a hood too.

As for suit, get as good a one as you can afford. Xcel and Snugg are top. Personally I'd avoid RipCurl as you want a suit to last.

[ocean]

Lol definately not suitable for the north sea in December then Just ordered a 5/3 same make as my summer suit so hopefully it should fit!

what make?

Just ordered a Salomon 5/3 i've got the 3/2 Salomon suit and it's lasted well so far just hope it fits me when it gets here!

[ocean]

5/3 minimum for our waters pretty much last month until April! Make sure you got good boots, gloves and a hood too.

As for suit, get as good a one as you can afford. Xcel and Snugg are top. Personally I'd avoid RipCurl as you want a suit to last.

I wanted the Xcel suit but it was out of my price range so ended up buying the Salomon as it was in a sale!

Just looking for boots and hood now anybody got any recommendations for either of these?

[myate]

Have some Xcel 5mm boots...lovely toasty and warm! Great feeling through the soles too, I was surprised how good at first! As for hood, I've picked up the alder hood, haven't worn it out yet though as it's still warmish 14 degree water. https://surfing-waves.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10383

[Sillysausage]

jst got my new xcel suit, arrived today!! well chuffed, awesome suit, expensive, but lets see how it goes in the cold water

[northswell]

Not cold yet mate, wait till the waters 6degrees and the air temps minus.

Welcome to the North. Are you enjoying it?

[flyingvee]

5/3 minimum for our waters pretty much last month until April! Make sure you got good boots, gloves and a hood too.

As for suit, get as good a one as you can afford. Xcel and Snugg are top. Personally I'd avoid RipCurl as you want a suit to last.

I wanted the Xcel suit but it was out of my price range so ended up buying the Salomon as it was in a sale!

Just looking for boots and hood now anybody got any recommendations for either of these?

I've got C-skins session boots - and i'm well impressed with them

[Sillysausage]

yea its awesome, prefer home, but its completely different up here, meeting new friends and enjoying life up here, surf has been pretty good since i've been here aswell, not complaining

[ocean]

Tried to get a pair of boots today but shop only had 2 pairs in my size and they weren't that great a fit i could move my foot about half an inch sideways before the boots caught up. I'm kinda guessing this isn't how they are meant to fit?

Are split toe boots better for surfing than round toe boots?

[justloafing]

Split toes are exactly made for your foot not to slip sideways in the boot. I would go split toe. As far as gloves go I bought a pair of O'Neill's last year and they are so fleshin' warm. I know our water temps are not as cold as yours but these gloves are so warm I have flooded them with water to cool my hands off. Also these gloves fit very very tight. I thought they were going to be to tight but the guy that sold them to me said they were supposed to be that tight. He was right. They are warm as toast. I will see if I can find a link.

Here is the US Link. I could not find it in the Europe section. It was mostly snowboarding stuff.

http://www.oneill.com/mens-products.php ... D=70&id=42

[Granite]

Alder hood, O'Neil 5mm Lobster gloves and Alder 6mm boots do the job for me. The boots feel a bit like wellies and not much chance of feeling the board through them, but they certainly keep my feet toastie warm.

[ocean]

Cheers guys! The shop i was in didn't have any split toe boots in my size so it was only the round toe ones which didn't feel right!

Going shopping again this week so will have a look at the O'neill gloves and search for a pair of split toe boots to try!