Tips: when changing out of wetsuit

i wear underarmour spandex. feels good man

 

I wear Birdwells . I never had chafing or issues with them bunching up

Hardly its a 95 Discovery with 160k on it

 

I always change in the street. I let my towel slip a lot in hopes of that one day coming where one of the rich yankee mother****ers who buy up all the old house on the beach and build new ugly ****mansions look out their window, see the naked guy by himself dripping wet, freak out and move back to jersey.

 

Not likely since yankee mofos like me and my friends do the same thing in the summer up here.

 

Dude, save your cash. I bought a 2 gal garden/bug sprayer at Home Depot and found a shartty wetsuit at goodwill. cut a leg off the wetsuit then pulled it over the jug (to keep in a little bit of heat at least) and secured it with cable ties. The whole ran maybe $15.

Fill it with steaming hot tap water. Before I paddle out I use the wand to jet water into my boots and gloves, and down my back and front through the the neck, works well through the face of my hood to get the top of the head. The warmth usually lasts long enough until friction and body heat take over, and of course peeing helps, too. When my session is over I go straight to the wand again and wait a few minutes until my hands and feet are super warm again.

I'm lucky enough to live close to the oceanfront so I keep it all on till I get in the shower, too.

 

I'm with the majority, I throw a towel on the seat and one around my waist and then take it off while in the shower to rinse it out. As far the Vaseline goes, I use to put a layer of it on my face because it works well as a insulation layer from the cold water and completely block the feeling of the wind. I would not recommend using anywhere else to get your wet suite on because neoprene and Vaseline don't mix well. Vaseline (and other things like it) are petrolatum based and it will degrade and damage the neoprene in your suite. I use to wear board shorts under my suite, besides being uncomfortable if you think about it does it really serve any practical function? With how good the wet suites are nowadays, Free balln' is the way to go IMO because it feels like your surfing naked. Board shorts under the suite to me would like being taking a shower with your clothes on; But hey what ever floats your boat!

 

+1 on all accounts

 

I agree that UnderArmour is the best solution for preventing rashes in wetsuit or board shorts.
I get changed outside; This my normal procedure... start car and put on heat, remove hoodie, add warm winter hat, remove upper part of wetsuit, add shirt and warm jacket, remove booties and rest of wetsuit (I have on UnderArmour so no need for a towel just yet), then wrap towel, remove UnderArmour, put on my warm slippers (YES Slippers with rubber soles), put on my boxer briefs, put on pants, get my butt in car. If it's warm enough (above 35 degrees) I just change like its summertime.

 

in response what to wear under wetsuits im a big fan of speedos keeps your boys in place and in the summer u can take off ur suit and put on trunks right there on the beach no issues at all

 

I carry a 2 gallon solar shower full of hot water. when you get out of the water stick the hose down the suit and fill it will the warm water. It'll warm you and the suit up at the same time and make it way easier to get off. I also use polypro socks to make getting the suit off easier. Put a hoodie type blamket over your head to protect from cold wind while standing in a a rubbermaid storage bucket and take the suit off right into the bucket. You'll also be standing in warm water in the bucket. the other way is to just hold your chest out and take all that winter has to offer for those few minutes of exposure. sometimes if there is a bathroom or something nearby like at Assateague I'll bring a propane heater to warm up the room or even outside the car, though outside waists alot of fuel quickly. the final alternative is using a changing tent outside your car. You can even hook up the solar shower.
Sitting in the car with a wettie really does ruin the car even with seat protectors but sometimes you have to during a break.

 

Damn bro. You don't mess around.

 

i got one of those hot jugs and they keep the water super hot. In the long run i thought it was a great buy.

 

ditto. almost word for word (no slippers hah). but yeah i usually do just that, but when its super cold and windy, i take off the top half, go sweatshirt and drive to my shorehouse, which is less than 10 minutes away from my breaks, and go shower.

 

Ive had a problem of a major suction on my junk once wet and in the water. It's horrible! I try to adjust and it just feels like it's getting tighter and tighter. I pull the suit to try to get em loose and it just feels like I'm stretching my sack! Ugh sorry but it is so painful it's practically unbearable...
I think I'm gonna have to start wearing a man supporter or like a 'surf strap' or a cup or something. It's to the point to where it almost kills the session.

(come on, lemme hear another 'pee pee dragger' joke)

 

cant drag when its held in place with super suction and now u can tell ur wife u wished she sucked like ur wetsuit

 

yeah like three years ago i was real into working out a ton

 

I agree, boardies dont work that great under a suit. I guess if your walking or biking a distance in boardies and you have to put the suit on on the beach then its fitting to wear them under the suit. I wear Techwick or Underarmor. I also found some stuff called Body Glide. that works wonders under any kind of suit including boardies. all athletics. It also has an spf rating 23. It rubs on wherever you need it. lasts for hours. Dont put it on your face though. Nice find.

 

Another good tip is to have a smokin hot super model pull your wet suit off in the shower. When your done she can get you a beer. Ha Ha Then you wake up and your wifes telling you to put the trash out.