Have to agree with Daffy on this. Age is an unfortunate reality. Ive had bucket loads of wetties over the years including an Oneil 3/2 very basic s/s steamer that Ive worn at Sandy Pt. I ******* froze. Its great for most of Sydneys cooler days but for what the old body needs is my 5/3 Series 3 Neil Pryde steamer. Toasty as and made easier to get into with wide calves/ankles with Velcro closures. Also slightly bigger arms so no arm pump.
Sandy pt is colder than Sydney but we do get some freakin' cold days here sometimes.

ka43 said..

Have to agree with Daffy on this. Age is an unfortunate reality. Ive had bucket loads of wetties over the years including an Oneil 3/2 very basic s/s steamer that Ive worn at Sandy Pt. I ******* froze. Its great for most of Sydneys cooler days but for what the old body needs is my 5/3 Series 3 Neil Pryde steamer. Toasty as and made easier to get into with wide calves/ankles with Velcro closures. Also slightly bigger arms so no arm pump.
Sandy pt is colder than Sydney but we do get some freakin' cold days here sometimes.

Love my 3-4-5mm Serene Neil pryde..so comfy and warm..2nd seasons use and no issues yet.

Windxtasy said..

Having used a single lined dryskin suit in winter (The dryskin makes such a difference to warmth, I loved it!), I now have one for summer too -a shorty. I get cold easily and I really don't like wind chill, and it's nice being able to drive home in my wetsuit without getting chilled. No need to strip off in the car park!

Surf shops have poncho's, they make life a lot easier for us girlies getting changed and keep you toastie while changing in the ice cold winds in winter.

ka43 said..

but for what the old body needs is my 5/3 Series 3 Neil Pryde steamer. Toasty as and made easier to get into with wide calves/ankles with Velcro closures. Also slightly bigger arms so no arm pump.
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I have a 3/4 3 series and its real toasty, basically the whole suit is a smoothy with glued seams the only stitching is the zip and Velcro ankles and wrists, the only problem with the suits is you get little nicks allover the place , these nicks don't happen in certain areas they can pop up everywhere , so what you need is a repair kit too sort them out
also if your really unlucky you can have an entire seam pull apart, seen a guy putting his new 4/3N/P on and the seam let go from his neck to his naval
other than the nicks everywhere and the suit falling apart there a great suit, you don't feel the wind chill like other suits , my suit is starting to look like my board with repairs everywhere, I also had a seam let go around the neck but repaired it with

Dezza said..

Kazza said..

Surf shops have poncho's, they make life a lot easier for us girlies getting changed and keep you toastie while changing in the ice cold winds in winter.

I need to get one of those, it's much harder for girls getting changed in the car park

Now we know jh2703 keeps his undies on under his suit, I thought all guys went commando ( not that I've been looking)

I got mine from this website www.surfstitch.com