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NorthwestRider Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 1175 City: Puyallup, WA
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Jester Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 3297 City: Boston
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Posted: Sep 17, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Both are very good suits, you'll be about equally warm and mobile. Personally, I hate the Fly Zip design of the Mutant 'cuz I can never get the damn thing off of me, but I'm in the minority. When zipperless wetsuits were cool everybody (except me apparently) learned how to climb in & outta the neck of a wetsuit easily.
I would say go for the cheaper one 'cuz they have comparable features. |
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Jester Wakeboarder.com Freak
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Posted: Sep 17, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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I'm telling you, all the kids can slide right in & outta the freakin' neck of these suits! I nearly dislocated my shoulder gettin' the damn thing off. Getting in was easy, but I banged every wall in the changing room getting out. And it wasn't even wet!
Keep in mind though, I haven't actually tried on a Mutant suit. I tested a similar design by Hotline called the Fly Zip a while ago and I couldn't work it. Suits nowadays are way more flexible and stretchy than back then so it should be easier to climb in & out.
As far as I know, Washington and Oregon winters require a 5/4, if not a 6/5. We're wearing 4/3's down here in SC during the winter, I know the water's not equally warm up there. |
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Jester Wakeboarder.com Freak
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Posted: Sep 18, 2008 8:43 am Post subject: |
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O'neill is a California based company, so "frigid" is probably based on our standards.
Bubb Rubb this cold water stuff, I'm moving back to So Cal after I graduate! |
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