Haha nice ... 'mint' I think I'm thinking along the same lines... there is a lot of cool technology with wetsuite but some of it is kinda worthless or makes them worse. When chest zip came out- the problem was learning and struggling to get one on. Yea sure it kept you a bit warmer and more flexible.. but I couldn't imagine how hard a non zip would be. Plus I'm guessing the durability would be less due to the stretching of putting it on and off... The way I see it- save your bucks to invest in a good winter suit. And but the cheapest / mid to lower grade 3/2 since they tend to take more of a beating and don't have to be as warm of flexible (already less flexible due to less rubber) Anyways... just my experience... Idk if you got cash to burn- I guess why not? I'm just cheap I guess... lol