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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Post by diggerdickson » Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:02 pm

Has anyone tried the xcel infinity wetsuit??
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Post by godsavetheking » Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:44 pm

diggerdickson wrote:
Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:02 pm
Has anyone tried the xcel infinity wetsuit??
I’ve got a couple of xcel wetties digger. My 5/4 is the revolt I think (model up from the infinity ??). Plenty warm but the build quality of xcels isn’t what it was
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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Post by alakaboo » Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:45 pm

I had an Xcel infinity 3/2 and it was too hot for Sydney and almost too much for spring/autumn in Torquay and SW WA.

The first season it was almost waterproof, I was scared to piss in it, the second all the seams started to leak like a seive.

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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Post by Grooter » Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:19 am

Right I need some advice. I'm not getting younger and this cholesterol diet I am on has seen me already waste away from a healthy 89kg's down to 84kgs.

Basically I'm getting thinner and the Victorian winter surf is no place for a thin man in a 5 year old 3/2 which is showing all the strain of me stretching and contorting in it. Immediate thoughts are leading to a Flash Bomb 4/3. I've always had Rip Curl suits as I get a decent 5 years out of them - mostly.

Now, convince me if the logic is sound or whether I should try something new. I don't want to spend more than $1000 and I don't give a fcuk about how many whales/dolphins/starving children I will save by buying some new age fandangled suit made from recycled rubber harvested from a third world sub-saharan rubbish dump. I just want something that is fcuken well made and will last.

Now, answer me!!
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Post by BA » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:06 pm

I’d stick with the Rippy suits if they’ve worked for you previously. But be warned, they don’t last like they used to. No matter what you pay. Modern materials are lighter and warmer and they won’t last 5 years.

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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Post by buddy » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:12 pm

Get one of those Japanese customs by axxe or trm.

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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Post by Beerfan » Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:42 pm

BA wrote:
Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:06 pm
I’d stick with the Rippy suits if they’ve worked for you previously. But be warned, they don’t last like they used to. No matter what you pay. Modern materials are lighter and warmer and they won’t last 5 years.
The old "yes it's dearer and doesn't last as long but it's the new tech!!!" rip off haha

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Post by steve shearer » Thu Apr 05, 2018 6:10 am

You've got the full package.
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Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:11 pm

Yep
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Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:28 pm

In the 80s I was rockin a bright red rip curl steamer with sky blue side panels
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Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:46 pm

Spray it red ya fcucking chicken
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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Post by Beanpole » Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:31 am

The Mighty Sunbird wrote:
Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:28 pm
In the 80s I was rockin a bright red rip curl steamer with sky blue side panels
Nineties I had an O'Neils Steamer with bright red hard knee patches and elbow patches. A mate had the same suit but with bright blue features. We made a very unlikely Team ONeil. Patches were a nuisance.
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