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O'Neill Mutant

Postby whostolemyshoe » Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:55 pm

Hi, this is my fisrt post so go easy on me :o . I've been lucky enough to be posted to California for 3 months with work and I figure you cant come to CA an not surf. I was gonna buy a wetsuit as I plan to really get into watersports in a big way and I was looking at the O'Neill Mutant 3/4. So the questions are:

1. The fit is good, anyone else got one and rate it?
2. If i buy a 3/4 will that be too hot for pacific waters and will it be warm enough for the North Sea when I get back to Scotland?
3. Total dumass question but what do you wear under your wetsuit, speedos?
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Postby Sillysausage » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:02 pm

they have good ratings.
no way warm enough for when you get back if you want to surf year round. for that you will need a 5/4 or a 6/4., but for scotland you'll need a pair of boots, gloves and a hood to go with your suit.
no need to wear anything underneath, it's more comfy without anything although to go without a possible public display can wear panties.
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Postby surferdude_scarborough » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:31 pm

ive heard good things about oneill mutants. not a hope in hell of using it in scotland. youll need at least a 5/4 suit and probably 5mm minimum for boots and gloves. and a hood. and nothing underneath.
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Postby whostolemyshoe » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:42 pm

ok so if i bought a 5/4 would it be uncomfortably hot to use here?
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Postby whostolemyshoe » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:45 pm

i liked the mutant cause it had an interchangeable hood which i though would work well for the uk
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Postby surferdude_scarborough » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:59 pm

dunno about over there. one of the cali guys on here can answer that one.
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Postby pkbum » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:21 pm

whostolemyshoe wrote:ok so if i bought a 5/4 would it be uncomfortably hot to use here?


you talking about norcal or socal?
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Postby whostolemyshoe » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:30 pm

socal
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Postby gerk86 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:54 pm

just so happens i was in socal for the past 3 months and bought a 3/4 o'neills mutant there for surfing.

superb wetsuit, you won't melt in it, interchangable hood zips can be fidgity, Im back home in ireland now and im still wearing it but that'll change when winter comes around.
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Postby the.ronin » Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:03 am

5 mm ????? Wow and I complain about how restrictive our 2/3's are :lol:
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Postby esonscar » Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:03 am

^ yeah, 5mm suit, boots , gloves and hoods here in Wales for the winter too.
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Postby pkbum » Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:51 am

whostolemyshoe wrote:socal


during the summertime you don't need anything except for your boardshort.
however during the coldest time (december), you'll probably need at least 2/3. you'll still get the chill by the wind, so you have to make up the heat by paddling a lot.

good luck and spend well :P
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Postby RustyG » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:00 pm

in socal, in my opinion, you will never need anything thicker than a 3/2. i surf up in morro bay in a 3/2 and im only slightly uncomfortable. then again i might just be a freak who doesn't really care too much about cold water.
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Postby trifish » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:05 pm

Is socal water that much different then nor cal water? Ive only been out in nor cal for about a year and the water always seems to be 55 degrees. That first dip in is always a doozy. I wear a 3/2 up here, but seriously thinking about a 4/3
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Postby the.ronin » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:33 pm

I think the variation in temps between So- and NorCal are greater - water temps during the summer months can really get cozy in SoCal.

Although I remember surfing in Mannesquan (sp?) out by the Jersey shore (eastcoast U.S.) during the summer and it was warmer than anything I ever experienced in SoCal.
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Postby billie_morini » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:38 am

whosotle,
mutant is great suit

some guys wear speedo underneath. Others wear shorts that look like bicycle shorts. They're made out of the same stuff as a rash guard shirt. I prefer a swimmer's supporter. Many wear nothing at all.
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Postby billie_morini » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:41 am

trifish,
nor cal is cold-ish: 50F to 53F is what I usually have & I use 4/3 suit with 1.5mm booties

socal is warmer: not sure of temps, but my 4/3 is usually too warm and a 3/2 is just right
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Postby GoatRider » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:59 pm

Waters be cold up in Santa Cruz. I use a 4/3 mutant. the hood module is great for when it turns winter time and the water goes from "eh kinda cold" to "where'd my balls go?" cold. during the summer there's often guys out in board shorts and a wetshirt.
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Postby billie_morini » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:26 am

I find a 4/3 is too warm in Santa Cruz from June through August/September. Farther north (i.e., Linda Mar, Ocean Beach, Bolinas, Salmon Creek, Dillon Beach, and Caspar Creek) require 4/3 much more; usually about 10 months. But, I really love to feel that cold water go down my back. Makes me feel alive!

I also wear a very light fabric hood and sunglasses because the sun tears me up (am fair-skinned).
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Postby GoatRider » Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:03 am

billie_morini wrote:I find a 4/3 is too warm in Santa Cruz from June through August/September. Farther north (i.e., Linda Mar, Ocean Beach, Bolinas, Salmon Creek, Dillon Beach, and Caspar Creek) require 4/3 much more; usually about 10 months. But, I really love to feel that cold water go down my back. Makes me feel alive!

I also wear a very light fabric hood and sunglasses because the sun tears me up (am fair-skinned).


yea, i agree that the 4/3 can be a little much. I was out at cowell's a couple days ago and just burning up in my suit. I was wishing I had a shorty or possibly just boardshorts.
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