wetsuit and board help please

[ronrico19]

Hi,
I'm looking for a new 3/2 wetsuit and board. Does anyone have any info on O'neill epic-2 ct, Quiksilver syncro sealed, or Rip Curl dawn patrol fullsuits? Any help would be great. Also I'm looking at a getting a new board what are your opinions on the Lost SDII, Channel Island Flyer and Flyer II, and lastly JS combat and Combat II.
Thanks

[billie_morini]

ronrico,
the suits that you are looking at are all within the same (lower) price range. In this catagory, suits sold by major brands are all pretty much the same. I'd select one of these suits based on 3 things and in this order: 1) fit, 2) least numbers of panels and seams, and 3) lowest price. If you can't try many of them on, don't worry. The stretchy neoprene they use will allow nearly any of them to fit OK. I've got a chest zip Quiksilver that I like alot and, because of that, I'd encourage you to look at the Quiksilver.

I like Channel Island boards because they make boards that do what they are supposed to do. There is also an additional bias with this because I live in the same town as the business HQ. I like to see our local businesses do well.

[trifish]

Lost makes some quality shapes and Ive never been disappointed from them. Ive always heard that the sdII was a solid all around shortboard. Actually I heard this so much from friends that I ordered me a custom one a few weeks back to try first hand. I should have it in another week and can drop you some more feedback then.

[ronrico19]

Thanks for all the input guys. Please let me know how you like that new board. Anymore info would be great too.