Surfing Waves

So i recently bought a wetsuit and made the mistake of drying it out in the sun. I have also noticed that the material has stretched out a little bit. Is it completely ruined or will I be fine if I dry it out in a properly shaded area from now on? Give me some input thanks.

I always dry my wetsuit in the sun. Yes it's probably bad for it, but as soon as it's dry I take it inside. If I didn't dry it in the sun, then I'd never have a dry wetsuit.

Yours shouldn't be damaged from leaving it once in the sun, unless you live in the middle east.

Yours shouldn't be damaged from leaving it once in the sun, unless you live in the middle east.[/quote]

I agree, it shouldn't have damaged it if you only did it once. However, leaving it in the sun for hours after it's dry will eventually do damage to the neoprene (over a sustained period of time i would imagine) as it will become brittle and lose it's flexibility. The suits of today are meant to stretch a little to provide the room needed for paddling and comfort etc.

I leave mine in the sun all the time