Hood or No Hood

I have a 4/3 dry lock and it's a very good suit. My vote would be for the hood/vest separate from suit.

 

Oneil Mutant 4/3 is my favorite. Has a detachable hood. Wore it this morning without the hood. Dries faster than my hyperflex 3/2.

 

i got a 5/4 xcel drylock and its probably best the suit ive ever owned. id grab the 4/3 without the hood and a polypro

 

No Hood for the warm, sunny days

 

I personally hate wearing a hooded top under a wetsuit. 5/4 hooded infinity or drylock, ftw

 

Got a 4/3 drylock w/o the hood by far best suit ever owned Whiskey Miltia for $229!!!!!!!

 

This is what I use for fall & spring in ME. The detachable hood is a great feature. The suit works perfectly with and without the hood...so go this route.

 

Also I got it from Tactics.com for $215.

 

I got a mutant 5/4/3 and I use it all winter here in RI. Great suit. dries super fast too, I agree.

 

What do you guys wear for a seperate hood on a 4/3 chest zip? Has anyone found a decent hood that doesn't flush?

I've had issues where my hood will sometimes pull out from the front of the neck. I would prefer not to wear a hood attached to a vest if possible.

I just bought a 4/3 e-bomb but wasn't sure which hood to go with.

 

love my 4/3 ripcurl with detachable hood.

 

It's also fun to just wear the detachable hood and board shorts in the summer months. No one f's with you.

 

I have the xcel drylock 4/3 with the built-in hood. Very warm, very leak resistant, and noticably lighter and more supple neoprene than 5 mil Xcels. It will be all the suit you need for VA bch/OBX.

If you really plan to do a lot of surfing in January-March in any kind of waves with size you will like it better than buying the regular 4/3 and a bonnet hood.

 

I got the O'Neill Pyro-Tech 5.5/4 with attached hood and it basically does not seal at the neck at all if you don't zip the hood up, so if you duck dive with the hood back you end up flushing multiple gallons of water down the suit.. I did this when I had velcro-sealed my fin-socks over the legs and ended up with comically inflated balloon-legs full of water.

 

bingo. best of both worlds.

 

saw a dude out in croatan recently. Boardies and a hooded vest. I am still perplexed.

 

Fear of sun exposure? Hiding an unsightly birthmark? Hiding one of those bad head tatoos?

 

i surfed w/ a guy in panama a few years back to was legitimately allergic to sunlight/uv rays; he wore a full body lycra/thin neoprene suit & a hat while surfing. & he always had a longsleeve shirt & hat on while on land. any skin that was exposed beyond that was slathered in spf 1000

 

For a 4/3 I would get the Mutant with the zip on hood.
For a 5/4 I would get an xcel with the hood attached.