New wetsuit

(derek23) · (derek23) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 05-26-2011, 10:07 AM

So I am in need of a new weteuit (dull). Looking for suggestions on which one and where to get it. My budget is as cheap as possible. Size LS or L. There are no local shops close to me here in MA except Dick's has a O'Neil Hammer for $119. Any suggestions? Thanks

(wakebrdjay) · (wakebrdjay) **Join Date: Apr 2008** 05-26-2011, 10:15 AM

This place has a good selection, http://www.wetsuitwearhouse.com/

(widnejr) · (widnejr) **Join Date: Jul 2009** 05-26-2011, 2:03 PM

ditto on the wetsuitwearhouse...I bought this Billabong from them end of last year; it is by far the best wetsuit I have ever owned. I rode this year in December air temp 32 and water temp 49 and my body never got cold (my hands were completely numb however).

http://www.wetsuitwearhouse.com/page...neral/MWFU7F54

(wakerider111) · (wakerider111) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 05-26-2011, 9:42 PM

wetsuitwearhouse is good and has some great facts about buying and caring for and such too.

also check out pleasuresports.com
they have had some of the lowest NEW prices i have ever seen besides those deal-a-day sites like whiskeymilitia and seshday and such. those sites you have to be lucky at the right time

(dyost) · (dyost) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 05-28-2011, 7:40 AM

Second Jeremy on pleasuresports.com. What's the coldest water you're going to be riding in? I'm guessing fairly chilly there in Mass. Whatever suit you get I'd suggest you find one with glued blindstiched seams (GBS). You don't get that initial chill as the suits don't rush full of water. You really don't even notice is coming in at all. After a fall or two the water works it's way in and you're wet, but never cold.

I bought a 4/3 Quiksilver from pleaseure sports for $135. I used it in 46 deg water in Illinois this March and it was golden. Another thing to keep in mind is that most of these suits are temp rated for surf, where you sit in the water for 10 mins and ride two, as opposed to wake where you sit in the water for two minutes to ride 10. My experience and general rule of thumb is take 10 degrees off the temp rating and you should still be comfortable for wake.

(derek23) · (derek23) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 05-31-2011, 10:56 AM

Thanks for the heads up guys. Ended up going to Dicks so I could have a suit that afternoon. It seems OK, good for chili days but nothing too cold. I do have a drysuit for the really cold days. Thanks again