Wetsuit...

Medina · Posted: Jan 14, 2009 1:43 am Post subject: Wetsuit...

Hello everybody, i need your help...

In Holland, our wakeboard season starts at the beginning of April, but, the water is very cold till June.

Now, i know that a 3mm/2mm Wetsuit will be too cold in April, May, September and October. So i want to buy a 5mm/3mm neopreen wetsuit.

My question is, how is the flexibility of a 5mm wetsuit?

Medina

Zach2orJack · Soul Rider Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 255 City: Haleyville

If it's that cold why not just buy a dry suit? As for your question, I don't know, I have a Gooru l/s spring suit that is 2mm. It works down to about 60 degrees f water temp, maybe a little colder.

Medina · Posted: Jan 14, 2009 11:38 am Post subject:

Our water temp is arround 7 celcius here, in april!!! So i need a 5mm suit, but a drysuit, i mean, thats not very handy is it?

Zach2orJack · Soul Rider Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 255 City: Haleyville

I've heard of a lot of people using them but I couldn't tell you anything about them. The few people I know that wear wetsuits wear O'Neill suits, either full or spring and a couple of them wear heater tops over them. I'm thinking about getting a heater top to go over mine. My only problem is my knees get icy cold with my spring suit. The guys I know have hot showers and when they go out they fill their suits with warm water, go out for a fairly quick session and come back in and fill it again to keep warm.

Medina · Posted: Jan 15, 2009 7:53 am Post subject:

Medina · Posted: Jan 20, 2009 10:12 am Post subject:

I am buying a Jobe 4mm/3mm Semi Drysuit. Hope ill have it warm with it Smile

johnsvt · Criminal Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 56

Go with a pure drysuit...you wear sweats underneath and when done you are...dry

skabelpunk · Newbie Joined: 16 Feb 2009 Posts: 22 City: Netherlands

doesn't a drysuit really keeps you from moving freely?

I've only ever been wakeboarding with a suit on(also in Holland) and when I ask people who board without one they say you can move a lot better.
And a drysuit is event thicker and thighter right?

My boyfriend has a semi drysuit and they have been boarding behind the winch last week and there's still ice on the water. Now he was also wearing a divers's hat and neoprene socks and he said the only time he was cold was when he was changing in his car. But I just can't believe it wasn't cold beceause the water must be something around 2 degrees now..

Medina · Posted: Feb 17, 2009 9:26 am Post subject:

Yes the water is very cold here now, since you live in holland aswell, we know where were talking about Laughing

I go for the semi drysuit btw.

Thanks for your helps!