Rash Vests/ Guards

[Atlantic]

Hey guys, I'd like to get a cool uv rash guard for wearing in warmer weather and to make me identifiable in colder weather (over my wetsuit).

This may sound trivial, but I've been looking at rash vests online and the sleeves are so much longer than those the pros wear. The ones online seem to be elbow length... is there a reason for this?

Here's a link so that you'll see what I mean:
ASP Tour Top (Shorter sleeves): http://au.billabong.com/mens/blog/post/ ... rio-pro-is

Does anyone know if you can buy these tour shirts cheaply anywhere? (Unsigned) I like the white with black seams and the really large billabong wave logo.

Otherwise, would anyone recommend any particular rashies that they own and love?

Ciao!

[jaffa1949]

When you are not wearing a wetsuit the rashie stops cripple nipple syndrome and wax rash.
They are used under wetsuits to stop rubber rash.
But of course you can be rash enough to wear one outside your wetsuit if you choose.
Browse to sites of the brands you favour and you can be warm and cool at the same time.
If you get the very fine titanium infused thin neoprene raise you can be picked up on radar if you get blown out to sea by offshore winds.
Choose the brightest fluorescent colour for good safety reasons.

[dtc]

Keep in mind that rashies over wetsuits are used

1. by pros to plug their sponsors
2. during competitions to identify who is who for the judges, who are sitting some distance from the surf - so surfer 1 is wearing white and surfer 2 is wearing blue
3. during non pro competitions to identify who is actually competing and who is just a drop in local trying to catch the same waves
4. during some competitions, although not usually surfing (more lifesaving) to assist in finding someone in the event of an accident (hence the pink that the Aussie lifeguard competitors now wear during competitions)

I dont think a rashie over a wetsuit is going to assist much in keeping you warm. Its really just for identification - although it can be useful if (as jaffa says) you are blown out to sea.

There are some similar looking billabong ones around, you just have google-fu them; but whether you can get a copy of those tour ones I dont know (maybe you have to go to an event?)

eg

http://www.wetsuitoutlet.co.uk/2014-bil ... 11031.html

Certainly in the warmer countries, short sleeve rashies are reasonably common