Wanted to hear everyone's wetsuit quiver...list your surf state, thickness and quantity of each thickness. Couldn't find a thread directly related to this topic either. Me: New York (1) 6/5/4 hooded (1) 4/3 (1) 3/2 (2) spring suits Two winter suits would be optimal for dry second sessions. Contemplating on getting a 5/4/3 to complete my arsenal of rubber.
NY/OCMD -Xcel Hooded 5/4/3 (x-zip infiniti) -Xcel 4/3 -O'neill 3/2 (with a ripped zipper...suggestions?) -xcel 7mm drylock boots and Hyperflex 5mm boots -xcel 5mm gloves
Southern N.E. Xcel 6/5 mil West 6/5 mil Xcel 5/4 West 4 7 mil Solution boots and Xcel gloves for winter thinner and old ones with holes for fall/spring shorty and spring suits with more holes than swiss cheese for summer
ny: 1mm axxe top patagonia r3 patagonia r4 hooded 5mm drylock lobster claws 7mm drylock booties wish i had the r2 instead of the r3 which i used to use year round with an added longsleeve hood underneath.
love these gloves but do you have any tips for putting them on? it's lame, but i can't seem to get the cuff straight when i put on the second glove with my other gloved hand. it's always rolled under and not water tight. anyone?
To put my gloves on I do this: Before I put my arms through my wetsuit sleeves, I put both of my gloves on. Then you stick your gloved hand in a grocery bag and slide your hand down the sleeve. Then do the same with the other arm. This way you dont have to deal with rolling your sleeves and you get a nice fit with the sleeve over your glove.
thanks, this will help because you do have to roll the suit way up to fit over the longer glove. but i still struggle with the cuff of the second glove. when i put it on it rolls under then my other hand is too bulky to fix it.
li xcel drylock 5/4.. might get the new powerseam suit next winter xcel drylock 4/3 xcel infinity xzip 3/2 xcel infinity xzip 2/2 short sleeve xcel 2/2 shorty oneil psychofreak 1.5 top winter xcel drylock 7mm boots/mittens fall/spring xcel drylock 5mm boots, 5finger gloves also have a pair of 3mm gloves for late fall
ri (currently) 6/5/4 quiksilver old-school cell 5/4/3 xcel xzip2 4/3 ripcurl bombs 3/2 oneil old n ripped 5 mil body glove gloves 5 mil oneil boots 5 mil xcel drylock lobster claws 5 mil xcel drylock boots
putting on drylock gloves if your problem is getting the glove itself on, the best thing is actually to follow the instructions on the box. Roll up the drylock cuff of the glove about an inch or so, so that you are slipping your hand in through neoprene, not the rubber cuff. then just flip it back down when you have your hand fully in the glove. make sure you roll up both cuffs before you start putting the first one on, so you wont have to do it with a gloved hand. flipping the cuff back down can be a little tricky for the second glove, if you just keep on swiping at it with your gloved hand, or try using your teeth, you will get it.
what are these 'instructions' you speak of? actually, i just tried this and it works perfectly. thanks! funny how it's harder to think clearly while freezing your ass off on the boardwalk.
on the box of the drylock gloves on some side of the box there is a little 3 picture sequence showing you how to put the gloves on the way i just described. Always works pretty well for me.
rubber quiver LI and SD Cali - Patagonia R4 with 5mil Oneill lobster mitts and 7mm thermolined Oneill boots Patagonia R3 with 3 mil Oneill gloves and 5/4 Oneill split toe boots Oneill Psycho2 4/3 for SD Oneill Psycho2 3/2
Qucksilver 6/5/4 Spring suit Access 5mm boots and gloves it gets me through.. but i can only stay in the water for 2 hours during the winter because my hands and feet feel like there gonna fall off. any tips on warming up your boots at least? with out having to but new stuff haha.
End of long island 5/4 mm oneill full wetsuit 2/1 mm rash guard (over wetsuit) quicksilver heat vest (amazing thing keeps you so warm) 7 mm booties 7 mm gloves 3/2 mm spring suit (over 5/4 on really cold days) 4 mm gloves 4 mm booties
how the hell do yoou get a 3/2 over a 5/4? and how do you paddle for that matter.. thats wearing an 8/6!
the 3/2 is too big for me so i can get it on, paddling is hard but u sweat its so warm its really nice for those days when the outside temp is in the teens..
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