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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:02 pm
by diggerdickson
Has anyone tried the xcel infinity wetsuit??

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:15 pm
by Trev
diggerdickson wrote:
Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:31 am
Happy belated birthday trev
Thanks Digger

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:44 pm
by godsavetheking
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

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:45 pm
by alakaboo
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.

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:19 am
by Grooter
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!!

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:21 pm
by PeepeelaPew
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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:06 pm
by BA
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.

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:12 pm
by buddy
Get one of those Japanese customs by axxe or trm.

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:42 pm
by Beerfan
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

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:25 pm
by PeepeelaPew
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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 6:10 am
by steve shearer
You've got the full package.

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:53 am
by PeepeelaPew
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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:11 pm
by The Mighty Sunbird
Yep

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:28 pm
by The Mighty Sunbird
In the 80s I was rockin a bright red rip curl steamer with sky blue side panels

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:44 pm
by PeepeelaPew
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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:46 pm
by The Mighty Sunbird
Spray it red ya fcucking chicken

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:48 pm
by PeepeelaPew
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Re: that wetsuit discussion...

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:31 am
by Beanpole
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.