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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
2004 Posts
not really an
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 Mon Apr 23, 18 1:34 pm new wetsuit time - opinions? |
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it's time i replace my wetsuit for oregon surf.
i'm been using a ripcurl fbomb 5/4.
it's old.
i'm old.
i know there's got to be new tech out there.
anybody have any insight into better?
I'm researching online too, but there's nothing like 1st hand experience.
mostly surf, but i may kite again out there sometime too.
i'm from texas originally, so usually colder than ducks and beavers.
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
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| Mon Apr 23, 18 2:03 pm |
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Originally from Phoenix -so like you, I get colder than most oregonians.
I love Excel's infinity drylock series. The inside fleece lining is awesome - and a greater section on the inside is covered in it than most other brands.
With that being said - pataguccis 4/3s are just as warm as a 5/4 - but cost like three times as much.
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wannabekiter
Since 14 May 2015
269 Posts
Hood river
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| Mon Apr 23, 18 3:34 pm wet suit |
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I ordered a XL Patagonia from clean line, Very nice suit. But they run small. I am 6 foot and 200lbs. I had to send it back. They did not at that time have a xxl.
I just ordered a ride engine xl. Will find out how it fits tomorrow. |
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Anthony
Since 07 Oct 2008
362 Posts
Salem
Obsessed
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| Mon Apr 23, 18 8:05 pm |
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| I swear by Hotline, great surf suit, true sizing and fits all sizes. I get those at Cleanliness. My other suits are Promotion. |
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2588 Posts
The 503
METAL
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| Tue Apr 24, 18 5:40 am |
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Try on the Oneil Pyrotech with Technobutter at Cleanline before you buy.  |
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Jonpnw
Since 22 Jul 2010
1327 Posts
Pacific Northwest
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| Tue Apr 24, 18 7:48 am Ride Engine 5/4 Apoc |
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The Ride Engine 5/4 Apoc has been keeping me warm and toasty in 40 degree water this spring. I am impressed with the flexibility
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OG
Since 07 Jun 2011
583 Posts
Addicted
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| Tue Apr 24, 18 8:41 am |
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| O’Neill pyrotech fershur, especially if you’re mostly surfing. Super stretchy and comfortable. I have a 4/3 and have been warm in everything. |
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sfbomber
Since 27 Jun 2012
113 Posts
Stoked
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| Tue Apr 24, 18 10:58 am |
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I like RipCurl (fits by body shape), but the last suit I ordered was a ProLimit. Sizing is similar to RipCurl (If unsure between sizes, go with the smaller size).
Tried a Patagonia, sizing seemed similar to Oneil.
For wetsuits, I would highly recommend that you try it on before purchasing. |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4909 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
1487 Posts
Hood River
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| Tue Apr 24, 18 3:10 pm |
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When Gman talks - we should listen - he spends more time under water than the rest of us combined!
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Ho-Toe
Since 30 Apr 2014
231 Posts
pissed-off science guy like Bill Nye
CO2 quantifier & upwelling specialist
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| Wed Apr 25, 18 6:51 pm |
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I dunno about my cumulative time underwater, but my personal best depth so far has been ~2800 m... but I wasn’t wearing a wetsuit then.
I like Rip Curl’s 5.5/4/3 E-bomb fullsuit (the one without the fuzzy piss-sponge lining), for both surfing and kiting in the ocean. I dunno about the gorge.
By all means, as mentioned above, you absolutely MUST try on a wetsuit before you buy. Consider it a rite of passage to try on half a dozen of them (some of them twice), sweating & cursing, in the dressing room at your local surf shop. Do not expect to order a wetsuit online and have it fit. Do not expect the current year’s suit to fit the same as the previous year’s. Awhile back Rip Curl resized their entire line, and I went from wearing a MT to a LT even though my own dimensions hadn’t changed.
(Edit:after posting, I checked Rip Curl’s website and oopsie, it looks like my favorite suit, the E-bomb, has been discontinued... ) |
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MasPedos
Since 05 May 2017
94 Posts
Kihei Hey Hey
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| Thu Apr 26, 18 4:01 am Go with the locals choice, PROMOTION |
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Promotion is a locally owned organic, gluten free IPA, manufactorerer of the best damn wetsuits in Oregon.
What's cool is if you buy a PROMotion wetsuit and something is not right, they will make it right.
Plus, their suits and other fashion accessories will bedazzle you as you glide across the water.
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west
Since 09 Oct 2008
136 Posts
Lake Michigan
Stoked
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| Thu Apr 26, 18 6:45 am |
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| Hotline, 5/4 built in hood, front zip.....I’ve had 4 suits n 20 years, good to 40 air, 40 water. The standard!! |
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CrashAndBurnKiter
Since 02 Apr 2018
1 Posts
Cascade Locks
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| Mon Apr 30, 18 12:10 pm Promo for me!!! |
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+1 for Promotion!!!! 
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voy-tech
Since 08 Apr 2014
372 Posts
Seattle
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
1487 Posts
Hood River
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Singlemalt
Since 21 Jun 2015
474 Posts
White Salmon
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| Mon Apr 30, 18 12:46 pm |
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I’d stop by Promotion and get something that fits.
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