wet suites

Discussion in 'Mid Atlantic' started by tjist09, May 8, 2009.

  1. tjist09

    tjist09 Active Member

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    Jun 25, 2008
    im going surfing this weekend and the only wet suite i have is a 2/3 and booties... will i be ok for a good sesion
     
  2. JMD

    JMD Well-Known Member

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    Jun 26, 2007
    Ya probably for like a half hour...
     

  3. matt720

    matt720 Well-Known Member

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    Apr 28, 2009
    im in nj and fine with that for a few hours.... any further south should be fgood
     
  4. Mikey

    Mikey Well-Known Member

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    Oct 3, 2008
    i went out this afternoon at OCMD in a 3/2, barefoot and bare handed. i lasted almost 2 hours. i kinda wish i had booted, though. my feets got a little bit nippy.
     
  5. Boss

    Boss Well-Known Member

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    Nov 11, 2008
    As in a hotel? I guess you mean wetsuit.
     
  6. DavidOlya

    DavidOlya Well-Known Member

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    Dec 11, 2007
    I wonder what happens in the wet suite!
     
  7. Kneeboarder4Life

    Kneeboarder4Life Well-Known Member

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    Sep 23, 2008
    I give the wet suites a 2 out of 3
     
    Last edited: May 9, 2009
  8. Mrocker89

    Mrocker89 Well-Known Member

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    Sep 27, 2007
    ohh man what a forum to come acorss at 1am on a friday night! gimme a break wet suite :p
     
  9. rodndtube

    rodndtube Well-Known Member

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    May 21, 2006
    Microsoft Office is a real wet suite if you ask me! The interface designers were all wet behind the ears for sure.
     
  10. J-wave

    J-wave New Member

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    May 9, 2009
    I was wondering

    DUDE I WAS WANDERING THE SAME THING... maybe just wait another week and hoe + 2 degrees more .. we should be ok.
     
  11. Boss

    Boss Well-Known Member

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    Nov 11, 2008
    Is that what you were wandering? Yea 2 weeks and you can wear your wet suite!
     
  12. Swellinfo

    Swellinfo Administrator

    May 19, 2006
    thats what i wore this weekend in delaware. 3/2, 2mm boots, and no gloves. I have to say my hands were fricken cold at first... and then after they get numb, then your ok.
     
  13. GnarActually

    GnarActually Well-Known Member

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    Sep 30, 2007
    Right now is the awkward stage for water temps.. To wear a hood? Or not wear a good? I just checked the water temps and it said ocmd was 66 and cape may was 64 so maybe the warm water is on the way...
     
  14. Conspiracyrider

    Conspiracyrider Well-Known Member

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    Feb 4, 2009
    i felt great in a 3/2 all weekend with boots/gloves its that time to ditch winter wetsuits and wear 3/2 for now on.
     
  15. CharlieInOC

    CharlieInOC Well-Known Member

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    Sep 17, 2007
    I was wondering what Holiday Inn would say if I checked in and asked for the "wet suite"??:)
     
  16. stoneybaloney

    stoneybaloney Well-Known Member

    May 11, 2009
    Went out this weekend in my 3/2 with boots and gloves. I was pretty warm but I tried taking my gloves off and quickly remembered why I brought them. The water was around 51F with air around 68F when I was out.
     
  17. RobfromFredneck

    RobfromFredneck Well-Known Member

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    Feb 27, 2009
    I mentioned on another similiar post...it all depends on the quality and style of your 3/2. Fairly new lightly worn wetsuip with taped and sealed seams you'll be fine down close to to 52-55 degree water temp (about where its at now in the mid-Atlantic)....a lower end 3/2 suit with flatlock seams, back zipper that lets cold water flush down your back....you'll freeze in anything below 60-62 degree water temp. Figure out the condition and quality of your 3/2 suit and then make the assessment.