it's over

[Double Over-toe]

Getting into front-zip and no-zip suits isn't so bad. Getting out of them when you are cold and wet is a pain in the butt. The first time I had to exit my front-zip 5/4 was embarassing. I had to flag down a passing jogger to help me. Talk about male bonding!

If at all possible, find a warm place to change out of your suit. An unused parking garage or elevator lobby in a condo building, the bathrooms at Assateague, something like that. If it is cold and windy, you should be surfing with a buddy anyway, so you and your buddy can help each other out (there is NO double entendre in this statement!!). Wearing a rashie under your suit helps, too.

The newer suits with smaller access areas are warmer and more flexible than the old-school back-zips and definitely prevent flushing.

My 15 year old daughter wants a winter suit for christmas this year, so any advice for good fits for a young girl 5-6/125 will definitely be appreciated!

My fiance got her 1st suit last winter. She got an Xcel x-zip 4.3 and absolutely loves it. it's the same thing i use and wouldn't change it for anything. She's 5'4/5'5 and about 100-105 and she wears a size 4 womens suit. not sure if it helps too much but maybe it helps to point in the right direction? maybe try like a size 5 or 6?

[leethestud]

i've got the hottest mental images going of girls of these dimensions soaking wet and ripping off wetsuits in a passionate struggle. I'm subscribed...

[757surfer]

haha screw that. warm water all the way. but i do have to concede not dealing with guards and crowds is nice

[RightCoastRipper]

warm water isn't that cool when theres no waves

[rDJ]

Maya wears a wetsuit when she surfs Dungeons...





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[kinggargantuan]

time to break out the fishing gear!

[Zippy]

Big wind bumps this morning from the north. Cold as Sh i t out of the water but like a bath in the water. Wind got way too hard and made it pretty unmanagable by 10:30 am.

[RobG]

Definitely stoked on the cooler weather. I'm really looking forward to winter, just the though of having head high barrels to myself sounds so good after such a crap summer.

[njsurfer42]

You guys are crazy. You mean it's time to start planning Carribbean trips to escape the god-awful cold......

nah, man! like matt said, embrace the cold! it is your friend...

(that said, i'm planning a mid-winter costa trip, just b/c i can...)

[whosthat]

I wish Maya would wear me..................out