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zip keeps coming undone on wetsuit

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:52 am
by surfer16
Anyone had this problem before?

The zip at the back of my summer suit keeps undoing itself. I'll paddle out, catch a wave, paddle back out and the zip is totally undone.

I'm not so bothered now but I plan to wear my summer suit for as long as I can before I have to get into a winter one. I don't like the thought of my wettie constanlty getting flushed with freezing water.

any tips to keep the zip up?
anything I can do?

The wetsuit is pretty new, only a few months old and its a good make (oneill)

The suit fits perfectly, so I really shouldnt be having this problem :(

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:02 pm
by FishKid Wales
Send it back if its an issue, their aftersales is excellent, blagged a new suit after my cuffs split!

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:21 pm
by drowningbitbybit
Are you pulling the zip thingy (whats the pully thingy on the end of a zip called?) above the velcro tab?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:26 pm
by IdRatherBeSurfing
echo DBBB, there should be a lil velcro bit tht fastens under the zip to keep it up :D . both my suits have them anyhoo

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:05 pm
by surfer16
lol yeah I know about that, it still keeps coming undone.

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:06 pm
by IdRatherBeSurfing
you cant be doing it up right then :?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:45 pm
by surfer16
i've been surfing 6 years, i know how to do up a wetsuit

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:23 pm
by IdRatherBeSurfing
oooooooooooohhh!!!!!! MIAOWWWWWWWWWWWW :twisted:

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:29 pm
by surfer16
lol I didn't mean it to sound like that!

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:47 pm
by GowerCharger
mine does that, but manly because its a cheapo £20 adsa shortie thats over a year old. It was fine to begin with so i guess its wear on the zip that caused it. If its under warranty get it fixed, otherwise what i do is- do the zip up and loop the strap thing around the bit which velcros the neck shut before i do the neck up. that seems to work for the moment but im binning this suit anyway once it gets too cold for it.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:37 am
by isaluteyou
ya the zip sounds shoddy i actually have a jacket that does that :lol: just get it replaced/repaired

PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:46 am
by gdude335
ductape fixes everything