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Thread: New Wetsuit 3/2 vs 4/3
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08-02-2017, 04:40 AM #1
New Wetsuit 3/2 vs 4/3
Well yeah another one of those useless threads, but I partly know what i want, so I hope i won't steal too much time. So im unsure whether to believe the marketing hype and buy a 3/2 Flashbomb and surf in 15-16 degree (Celsius, as I'm not surfing avalanches) water in Galicia (Spain, that is ) or whether i shall get the flash bomb 4/3 because the hype train has left the station without warmth.
I have to say I'm usually pretty cold and my 5 Year old mid Range O'neill 4/3 (from 2012), which was stolen in Galicia last year, felt pretty chilly in those waters, especially at the Costa Del Morte with it's cold current. So I'm not a hardcore Norcal Surf Dude who surfs Mavericks in January in a 3/2. AND I was wussified by years of Indo Excursions (I actually wore a Neo Top in 25°-26° Water because the sumatran Islands with their 28-30° Water had been so warm.)
--> I'm leaning to the 4/3. Am I right?It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.
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08-02-2017, 06:11 AM #2Registered User
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Do you ever wear a hood?
That and priming my suit with a jug of warm water, really extents the range of my 3/2.
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08-02-2017, 12:42 PM #3
No. And to be honest i would not want to surf where I'd have to. My buddy always tries to convince me to go on a fall surf trip to Ireland and or Scotland. But that's not my cup of ice cream headache.
The 15-16°C is my limit. In winter I live 2 hours from some of the best skiing and bouldering in the alps so: no surfing anyway.
To get back to the original question: has wetsuit technology really advanced that far that a 3/2 May be feasible?It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.
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08-06-2017, 08:57 AM #4Registered User
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Go for the 4/3. You sound like me. I hate to be cold in the water. I get cold easy too.
Funny. I can stay out all day in wet cold snow but the ocean freezes me
A 4/3 doesn't weigh much more and it's got new technology so it will also be more flexible than your old 4/3.
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08-06-2017, 06:37 PM #5
New Wetsuit 3/2 vs 4/3
Depends on your body temp. I typically surf in a 4/3 Excell Infiniti in NorCal but our water usually is sitting in the mid 50s F (~13C), with boots. When we start to push into the upper 50s to 60 (15-16C), I wear my 2mil Flashbomb.
The Flashbomb is certainly much warmer than the Infiniti as far as tech goes.
But if you run cold, you may prefer the 4/3, especially for windy/cold/overcast days.
Do you wear boots? That can make a bigger difference than a hood. Also, there are some nice 1mm hoods out there that are not just for Ireland, but keep the breeze off your scalp. The
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08-06-2017, 08:01 PM #6
For my body, I don't find a 3/2 very useful. When it's warm enough for me to be uncomfortable in a 4/3, it's warm enough for me to be comfortable in shorts and a 1mil jacket.
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08-07-2017, 03:18 AM #7
I went with the 3/2 e Bomb pro. The flash bomb was just too expensive and overkill for the mediocre surfer that I am. Water is around 17-18 in Galicia and 20 in Asturias so I guess I should be fine.
So could you please send some low pressure to new foundland and Greenland / iceland because the swell is abysmal here in Europe right now.
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08-07-2017, 07:25 AM #8
Suits are pricey. I only have the 2mil flashbomb cause it was on sale for $99.
Would have been a bit chilly the other morning in shorts and vest.
Spent my youth surfing in New England. We had a quiver of suits. Shorts, shorty, 3/2, 4/3, 5mil, plus boots, gloves, vests and hoods. When the water temp ranges from upper 20sF to low 70sF, you need to be prepared.
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