Rinsing Wetsuits in Shower?

This is valuable information PJB, we can all benefit from this thread. Surfing perplexes even the most intelligent at times...

 

Well, I was always confused at how to handle the rubber. Now I'm undecided on the make, model and color of the hanger I use. Oh, and the size. Then I have to decide where, exactly, I'm going to hang that bad boy. Bathroom......garage...........I don't know. Then I need to rig a heating vent near the location of the hanging zone so my rubber gets dryed-off/warmed in the colder months.

Oh shoot, where to put my boots and gloves? A hanger? Great now I need to get mini-hangers.......but what model and color?

Bacteria? Oh man I never even thought aboot that one. Great.

This is getting crazy. Maybe I'll just quit surfing. Hey, no shark problems that way, right?

 

first off, never hang your wetsuit by the shoulders on a hanger. Even dry, the weight of the suit will stretch the thinner neoprene in the shoulders and accelerate the time in which they rip. I always hang mine folded at the waist, where the neoprene is thickest.

Also, neoprene is fairly perishable. It's going to dry/weaken by sun, salt, stretching and just time, itself (the warranty on them is only about a year, so that says something). Aquaseal or any neoprene glue is a must to lengthen the life, but then things start getting pretty ratty looking, pretty quick.

Maybe buy a cheaper suit next time, so when when water starts flushing in, you can buy a new one without it hurting your wallet so much.

 

Hang out long enough and you'll soon know the various methods to fold your suit so that it doesn't leave any creases. What I want to know is, how do I put my suit on without exposing myself to the innocent bystanders while doing the towel change in the parking lot, is there a special towel I need for this? What do I do if an old man catches me in the act and approaches me to express his displeasure with my changing methods?

Should I...

A. Keep my cool and drive off quietly, to not ruin parking there for the next fella

B. Scream at him and tell him to F himself?

or 3. Drop towel and wetsuit for all to see and wait for cops to arrive?