that wetsuit discussion...

[PeepeelaPew]

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[channels]

I swam nude every day I was in Alaska and surfed an old windsurfer in some windswell during winter storms in a springsuit.

was probably 8 or 9 degrees I reckon under the influence of the Kuroshio current. Air temp below zero.

Humboldt county felt the coldest, surfing at the mouth of freshwater lagoons.

I swam in freshwater lakes that were close to freezing. Burned your skin.

But yes Iggs, fcuk that shitt.

No hypothermia?

[Davros]

Just shrinkage

[Nick Carroll]

best zipperless full suit: ... 3/2 Rip Curl Flashbomb

Had it long? Owning the same suit and having worn it only once in anger so far, I'm curious for the first time ever if there are any longevity issues per Shearer's concerns.

This is its second full winter, holding up just fine

I do tend not to beat the shit out of my wetsuits, wash them all the time in fresh water and cycle them so it's rare for me to wear the same suit twice in a row

worst suit re longevity I've had recently was a Quik 2mm ss steamer, just started falling apart. Eventually the zipper (chest zip) came loose at the base and was impossible to reconnect. So badly made! I like ss steamers and the suit was a good one while it lasted, but fcuken hell.

[offshore1]

4 or 5 at its coldest

Same mid winter Carolina. Ten is more normal.
22+ in the summer.

[godsavetheking]

Yeah, fuck off pal. There's only room for one cold water hero round these parts

[crabmeat thompson]

tasmania ... that's cold.

Was around 13 degrees water temp when i surfed it. Was Fkng cold. Paddling screwed your hands, splayed fingers, and duckdives were icecream headaches. About the same water temperature as southern France

throw in air temps around zero and with wind chill the relative temps hovering at minus 5 ... and then we're talking cold.


up here, on the worst, shittest, coldest day ... you can still get by in a 2mm.

[steve shearer]

Godsave would surf all winter in a pair of sluggos.

and maybe a little bit of sheep grease.

[godsavetheking]

Oh Christ no, I'm an absolute ponce. Have you forgotten the heated vest?

[offshore1]

Crabmeat Johnson is your man for cold water plunges.

[offshore1]

The fridged h2o turned his Johnson into a Thompson.

[Cranked]

Oh Christ no, I'm an absolute ponce. Have you forgotten the heated vest?

Did it work? There could be chilly currents from the lombok straights this time of year.

[PeepeelaPew]

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[Beanpole]

The fridged h2o turned his Johnson into a Thompson.

I was talking to a guy who surfed in New Jersey and Long Island. Now that sounds cold.

[godsavetheking]

Oh Christ no, I'm an absolute ponce. Have you forgotten the heated vest?

Did it work? There could be chilly currents from the lombok straights this time of year.

Yes it did. Until I fucked it by crossthreading the battery connector with my frozen sausage fingers one icy morning. The Thermalution Surf Series is the one to get apparently. Its $400 price tag mere chickenfeed to a disgusting baby boomer

[Trev]

Oh Christ no, I'm an absolute ponce. Have you forgotten the heated vest?

Did it work? There could be chilly currents from the lombok straights this time of year.

Yes it did. Until I fucked it by crossthreading the battery connector with my frozen sausage fingers one icy morning. The Thermalution Surf Series is the one to get apparently. Its $400 price tag mere chickenfeed to a disgusting baby boomer

Give it up.
That's two return tickets to Bali for cranky.

[offshore1]

The fridged h2o turned his Johnson into a Thompson.

I was talking to a guy who surfed in New Jersey and Long Island. Now that sounds cold.

Met some boys from Rhode Island on Eleuthera Bahamas a few years ago.
Ridiculous fridgitity.
Worse than the missus. Just

[offshore1]

Kidding dear....