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steve shearer wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:44 pm

Nice technique.

I feel "bad" about being such a pussy in the sub-tropics but I hate wet wetsuits.

You don’t have a shady tree that you can use? Eg

The Chinese tour groups are great. They have common items of clothing so you can identify members of the group, and a couple of leaders with an identifying flag on a long stick that they wave around. Even family groups dress in the same colour and style, all obviously made by the same tailor. And o...

Yamamoto is a bit like Aldi wagyu, yes?

Anyone tried the Vissla winter suits? Almost top shelf price for their top of the line. Limestone neoprene https://au.vissla.com/products/mw43snor-north-seas-4-3-full-chest-zip-blk?variant=42987339350184 I’ve got the 7 seas 4/3 (it’s more upper/mid than top of the line). I know some of the fatties ...

Thanks leej, interesting article. I only kinda skimmed it so didn’t see if it mentioned wind chill. Pretty sure that a 2mm upper body in a biting NE on a genuinely 0 degree day would drive me out of the water pretty quickly Read the details- experiments conducted in mild conditions. Still, nice to ...

Thanks leej, interesting article. I only kinda skimmed it so didn’t see if it mentioned wind chill. Pretty sure that a 2mm upper body in a biting NE on a genuinely 0 degree day would drive me out of the water pretty quickly

Is it a warm 3/2 or a cold 4/3? That surely is the key question

What was the usp leej? Noble gas infused neoprene?

Well I guess the big jump in warmth came when they ditched overlock as the go-to for 3/2 seams, but that was 30 years ago I suppose. Everything since probably falls under the marginal gains category - different linings, fewer seams, better zips etc. I have also read speculation that some manufacture...

It’s an interesting question steve. I always buy from at or close to the top of the range, discounted in the ‘off’ season. At that price point, anecdotally I’d say that there’s been a steady improvement in warmth, flex and fit. I never buy the likes of the dawn patrol or omega, so can’t comment on t...

I guess if he’s new to surfing he may just want to fit in?

I have never struggled with any wetsuit except when I needed a shoulder reconstruction. I just don't understand why you have all these problems I think steve must be quite new to surfing so doesn’t appreciate how amazing modern wetsuits are. My current 5/3 is more flexible and nicer to surf in than...

swvic wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 27, 2023 1:02 pm

Same same? Different builders drilling into adult learners perhaps?
Settle, gstk, kids from Wales never get beyond that point

I knew you’d seek revenge for the arm some day, swiv

Shingles in older age has been linked to A/d too, and there was a study done in (cough) Wales recently which found a possible benefit of the shingles vaccine in halting the spread of amyloid plaque caused neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. The study was done in Stanford. They just used our datab...

No wonder Godsave had to give up surfing. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/18/no-swimming-no-surfing-how-a-summer-of-sewage-is-ruining-the-british-seaside-day-out Locally it’s way better than it used to be. The nearest break to where I grew up had a shit pipe running out that basica...

I heard that steve got warned off by the proper locals

No wonder Godsave had to give up surfing. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/18/no-swimming-no-surfing-how-a-summer-of-sewage-is-ruining-the-british-seaside-day-out Locally it’s way better than it used to be. The nearest break to where I grew up had a shit pipe running out that basica...

Oh hi womble, fancy seeing you here. You’re sounding terrifically core this evening if you don’t mind me saying