Short Sleeve Full Suits what your take on them

I do but it is my older Hyperflex 3/2 that I cut the sleves off. You would get more use than you think out of that suit. I wear mine all the time when it's chilly and it's way more comfortable than when the sleeves are long. Mornings or late afternoons in the summer or those days when the water upwells, it's perfect. Even has it's place in September to early October. Be sure and get one that is 100% superstretch.

 

Alot of my friends at Chincoteague wear them all summer. Keeps the muscles warm and very flexible. Get the lightest one. Its like a second skin. One of these days I'll pick one up. The Xcels are nice.

 

their the best suits ever. most flexible, most comfortable, most warmth to lightness ratio ( i believe). more comfortable than a springsuit, and i will even go as far as saying i like wearing mine (2mm quiksilver cypher chest zip, got for 100 bucks also) more than boardies since i NEVER get a rash from it and surf the best in it.

 

i have a west 2 mil one that i love. I hate wearing spring suits so it works out.

 

+1

Short sleeve fulls are my favorite suit to wear. I love wearing boardshorts, but I'm actually more comfortable in a short sleeve full. Your legs don't rash and you don't have to deal with an uncomfortable neoprene top.

 

i wear mine pretty frequently, too. esp. in the early summer when the water's still kinda chilly but the air's gotten warm. way more comfortable than either freezing in boardies or sweating out the session in a 3/2...& like others have said, it's great for those summer up-welling days (i wore mine for both sessions on friday) & early fall days. if i'm driving to surf between june-early oct., i pack it. it's pretty much a summer necessity for me.
the only thing i don't like about it is if i have to swim after my board while surfing leashless; water tends to shoot up the arms, which is pretty exciting when the water's chilly! but i think that might be a quirk of the one i have: the rip curl e-bomb pro. otherwise, it's a great suit & super comfy.

 

love mine. lots of flexibility and you don't roast.

 

I've said this before... by the time I want full legs, I want full sleeves, too. You wear a spring suit if the water's warm enough that getting flushed isn't an issue. Because water does get flushed up short sleeves, whether the legs are long or short, I either want to keep water out or I don't. My springer's for when the water's warm and the air is cool... perfect this time of year. I wore one yesterday. I don't want to wear extra rubber that I don't need, so I go straight for the 3/2 full only when the water is cool.

 

Haven't worn my spring since I got a short-sleeve full. In fact, I don't think I've worn my neoprene top more than twice since then either. It does the trick more times than not. Feels less restricting thann the top too b/c of less rubber on your arms. I can deal with more rubber on my legs, just not my arms. And..... to the dedicated srping suit guys: who likes pinchng rubber bands and crotch-riding nut hugging short legs? Not this guy.

 

frog eyes not comfy

 

Hahahaha! yea... you're right about that, brother. They do tend to ride up on ya.

 

I wore my short sleeve full for most of the summer. There was some upwelling for most of the decent swells and it was a little chilly and breezy at first light so it was perfect for dawn patrol when I would be chilly in trunks.

 

my 3/2 is getting retired after this fall and the sleeves are getting chopped off. i'm actually considering having a professional do it and sew ends over...

 

I have a old ONeill short sleeve full, still kicking but on its last leg, and like others i love a short sleeve full. Quik and Billabong both make a decnet chest zip short sleeve full for decnet money that has great stretchy neoprene. I know down here in the summer especially on the outer banks when the wind blows striaght west evely lightly for two days we get upwelling, 60* water 100* outside and these are the perfect suit for it. The great thing is you wont use it enough to wear it out quickly so you can use it for years on end. My current short sleeeve full is like 10 years old, paid $100, use it about 10 times a year, so basically it has cost me a $1 a surf for ten years, keeps me in the water longer, i will pay $1 everytime for that and its not restrictive because the neoprene is thin, i can only imagine what the newer 2 mil super stretchy short sleeves are like, espcially chest zip, paddling will be like wearing a rash guard

 

I took an old 3/2, cut the sleeves off, and it has been quite nice for two years (no fraying). You definitely don't need to pay someone to do it. Cut them longer than you think you will need though. You can always cut them shorter later.

 

Should get a good deal this time of year since the stores are thinking winter now.

 

waste of money

dont get it, your better off getting one of the 2 mil tops. all u need is a 3/2, a 5/4, and a 2 mil top. spring suits and those short sleeves are definitely a waste.

 

not if you got money to blow cuz $$