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Ok I am not going to name names here but I brought a new wettie last winter and it was great...but its now falling apart and only 13 mths old. I wash it in fresh water after almost every use but the lining has just completely gone this w/e. Not happy - it nows takes me about 10 mins to thread my legs through the lining to get it on. Not fun when the wettie is still wet and a cold offshore is blowing. I contacted the store today and he said that as its beyond 12mths there is nothing he can do. I am not happy. The last one last 4 yrs - from a different manufacturer though it must be said.
So has anyone else had a similar issue and how have they got on? I am thinking I will contact the manufacturer direct tom and hope for the best. Otherwise I shall have to buy myself one online from the UK. Heaps cheaper  |
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Mate I'm trying out a new breed called Probe , 3/2 cost me $300.00 - have had 5 or 6 wears so far and it is very very flexible around the shoulders and has good chest padding and a great seal around the zip , I zip mine at the back BUT you could zip this one at the front as it has an overlap layer that would stop hair pinch (yeah I got fuzz on me tits ) - so far so good , and hey for that price I had to try. |
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Never had an issue with Bong or Quik wetsuites,I've had a Quik jacket for 4 years and I only just replaced it,have a look at Excel mate.
Ted good luck with the call mate but after a year just about everyone wipes their hands.
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Thanks guys - just had a call back from the shop manager and he said that he thinks its worth sending away to the manufacturer as this brand is apparently pretty fair with stuff even if its a month past warranty.
The down side is I need to drop it in by Friday so it can be sent away.....means I will not have a wettie for a few weeks...ahhh. Although he did say that he would have hant around to see if he can find something for me. So maybe there is some light at the end of the tunnel
Hey Pup - thats an interesting brand name |
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Last time I was at a shop in Totara st  that happens to make wetties Matt showed me a suit that had delaminated as you descripe made by a company that seems to be in trouble ATM . I get five years plus out of his suits mate give him an email |
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PM me his details pls......are they super flex?
Is it one of these? I like the look of them
http://www.seventhwave.co.nz/shop/winterwetsuits/Mens/Viper+33+Ti+ZB+Steamer.html
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No just sent you address Body line
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Thanks TB - had one of their suits in about 1994 I reckon!!!
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I've never had a problem with my Rip Curl suits...my last one went for about 4 years until I had to do a rock scramble to get out of the **** on a big day and tore the ass out of it...I've got an E-Bomb chest zip now and its the nuts and seems to be going well into its second season....I have also heard good things about patagonia suits...
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Tux said...
I've never had a problem with my Rip Curl suits...my last one went for about 4 years until I had to do a rock scramble to get out of the **** on a big day and tore the ass out of it...I've got an E-Bomb chest zip now and its the nuts and seems to be going well into its second season....I have also heard good things about patagonia suits...
Do those e-bombs have a lining in it? Thats the problem with mine - its all come away from the wettie and is got holes through it - so your foot catches on it as you slide it through.
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Tux said...
I've never had a problem with my Rip Curl suits...my last one went for about 4 years until I had to do a rock scramble to get out of the **** on a big day and tore the ass out of it...I've got an E-Bomb chest zip now and its the nuts and seems to be going well into its second season....I have also heard good things about patagonia suits...
Have been offered suits for free from other brands and always happily paid for Rip Curl. My new E bomb pro plus with the chest zip is ridiculous. My only problem is that being a sealed 3/2 its too much rubber for here. So comfortable though I have been warring it anyway.
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Send it back to the manufacturer Ted.
If it was RipCurl, they are very good with fixing their stuff, even out of warranty.
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CMC said...
Tux said...
I've never had a problem with my Rip Curl suits...my last one went for about 4 years until I had to do a rock scramble to get out of the **** on a big day and tore the ass out of it...I've got an E-Bomb chest zip now and its the nuts and seems to be going well into its second season....I have also heard good things about patagonia suits...
Have been offered suits for free from other brands and always happily paid for Rip Curl. My new E bomb pro plus with the chest zip is ridiculous. My only problem is that being a sealed 3/2 its too much rubber for here. So comfortable though I have been warring it anyway.
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CMC said...
Tux said...
I've never had a problem with my Rip Curl suits...my last one went for about 4 years until I had to do a rock scramble to get out of the **** on a big day and tore the ass out of it...I've got an E-Bomb chest zip now and its the nuts and seems to be going well into its second season....I have also heard good things about patagonia suits...
Have been offered suits for free from other brands and always happily paid for Rip Curl. My new E bomb pro plus with the chest zip is ridiculous. My only problem is that being a sealed 3/2 its too much rubber for here. So comfortable though I have been warring it anyway.
Looking at replacing my 7 year old Triple X 2mm unsealed and have been eyeing off a E Bomb 3/2 however I am thinking I would get too hot.
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I've got an xcel sealed 3x2 and I roast in WA, by the sounds of it our winter water and air temps are on par with the Goldy. I really need to get a 2x2 or even 2x1
(if you can?) for north of Perth.
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smicko said...
I've got an xcel sealed 3x2 and I roast in WA, by the sounds of it our winter water and air temps are on par with the Goldy. I really need to get a 2x2 or even 2x1
(if you can?) for north of Perth.
My 3/2 oneil is good, i wouldnt say I get too hot.
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Ted the Kiwi said...
Tux said...
I've never had a problem with my Rip Curl suits...my last one went for about 4 years until I had to do a rock scramble to get out of the **** on a big day and tore the ass out of it...I've got an E-Bomb chest zip now and its the nuts and seems to be going well into its second season....I have also heard good things about patagonia suits...
Do those e-bombs have a lining in it? Thats the problem with mine - its all come away from the wettie and is got holes through it - so your foot catches on it as you slide it through.
Put a shopping bag over your foot before sliding leg into wettie.Makes it so much easier to get it on.
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DUDE said...
Ted the Kiwi said...
Tux said...
I've never had a problem with my Rip Curl suits...my last one went for about 4 years until I had to do a rock scramble to get out of the **** on a big day and tore the ass out of it...I've got an E-Bomb chest zip now and its the nuts and seems to be going well into its second season....I have also heard good things about patagonia suits...
Do those e-bombs have a lining in it? Thats the problem with mine - its all come away from the wettie and is got holes through it - so your foot catches on it as you slide it through.
Put a shopping bag over your foot before sliding leg into wettie.Makes it so much easier to get it on.
Tried that once, take the shopping out first, heaps easier then
Ripcurl 3/2 DP for me. I will say though the water comes in through the back zip for the first time its fresh, but other than that great temp. Price of wetsuits though is just crazy, i could never pay full retail when they are asking $400 plus 
I think i got mine for $175
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ok, i did my usual routine yesterday,blast it with the hose,inside and out. let it hang on a coat hanger for a bit. then i ring the arms,legs and torso out. put it back on hanger with zip undone in the man cave. well i did it late yesterday(4pm) and by 7 this morning,dry as bitchs. july and still 20 in the water
oh im going to start doing hand stands while i piss in my wettie from now on. german bloke told me its a winner in europe |
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i buy my steamers from america, picked up my current wetty an ebomb pro for $210 and that was with shipping, if i get 2 or 3 seasons out of it i'll be resonably happy,
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you can go to BCF and pick up one of those cheap adrenalin wetsuits, there cheap but probably indestructable
Jarryd
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Have got an adrenalin steamer good for summer / spring for here but let's too much water in to be a winter suit for me . They are a good price though for what they are .
Love my anchor sealed suits trouble is you can't pee in them unless you want to spend the next hour floating around in your own urine . I read some research where they reckon that more than half of shark attacks occur after peeing in the water , the blood in the urine attracts sharks apparently . Sounds like crap to me , but maybe it is a good thing that the urine can't get away .
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No lining in my Rip Curl suit bro....you can get em cheap online too....
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Tassiedevel said...
Have got an adrenalin steamer good for summer / spring for here but let's too much water in to be a winter suit for me . They are a good price though for what they are .
Love my anchor sealed suits trouble is you can't pee in them unless you want to spend the next hour floating around in your own urine . I read some research where they reckon that more than half of shark attacks occur after peeing in the water , the blood in the urine attracts sharks apparently . Sounds like crap to me , but maybe it is a good thing that the urine can't get away .
Natal Shark board tested that theory and it was ****. No real conclusions were born, except that if a shark hits a victim and then returns it will only go after the victim and no one else. To the point were many rescues have happened were the victim has been surrounded by fellow swimmers preventing shark getting back in.
They also tested with animals in water. Nothing 
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Tux said...
No lining in my Rip Curl suit bro....you can get em cheap online too....
I bought my Ripcrul Dawn Patrol 3/2 for $175 of the shelf from local surf store. Was last years style but who cares. I just rang around asking for what was on specials racks
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doggie said...
CMC said...
Tux said...
I've never had a problem with my Rip Curl suits...my last one went for about 4 years until I had to do a rock scramble to get out of the **** on a big day and tore the ass out of it...I've got an E-Bomb chest zip now and its the nuts and seems to be going well into its second season....I have also heard good things about patagonia suits...
Have been offered suits for free from other brands and always happily paid for Rip Curl. My new E bomb pro plus with the chest zip is ridiculous. My only problem is that being a sealed 3/2 its too much rubber for here. So comfortable though I have been warring it anyway.
Looks like it fits him real good
hard to figure out how he knows when to cutback though
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My old 2x2 long sleeved springie aint cutting it anymore and gonna get a steamer...Surf on the sunshine and Gold Coast here is sunny QLD.
Looking at a long sleeved steamer 2x2 or 3x2. What do others in the goldie and sunnie coast tend to find comfortable temperature wise.....
And I know it depends on how much you feel the cold (ie how soft you are, me I am very soft) and the type of wettie will make a difference....etc
But just to get a general idea...what thickness steamer are ppl out there wearing?? |
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No idea what they are wearing up there Horto but my tip for you would be to go as thin as you can without being too cold .
Wearing thick suits is hard work and that's not fun, the thinner the suit , the easier is is to paddle , the longer you can stay out , the more waves you get to catch ,the more fun you can have .
If you find the suit is too thin you can thicken it up pretty quickly with vests inside and outside your steamer . If your still cold get a heated vest - magic .
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Tux said...
I've never had a problem with my Rip Curl suits...my last one went for about 4 years until I had to do a rock scramble to get out of the **** on a big day and tore the ass out of it...I've got an E-Bomb chest zip now and its the nuts and seems to be going well into its second season....I have also heard good things about patagonia suits...
+1
Except I have not heard anything about Patagonia, but it is too warm up here for them anyway
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im still wearing my springy and im soft as. 3/2 steamer i have is still in the bag i bought it in. i have gotten semi cold a couple of times, but that was from the westerlies not the water |
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Nineplus make very warm smooth skin wetsuits. On Par with E-Bomb in warmth. Their new 2012 range has 2/1 steamers that are as warm as a rip curl 3/2 and even some 4/3.
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