Why do People Wear Boardies Over Their Wetsuits?

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sooty
sooty
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31 Jan 2012 11:42pm
Actually this isn't a wind up. I am seriously curious.....Why do people wear boardies over their wetsuit?

To me it looks comical....kind of like a cartoon character wearing clothes.

Everyone to their own, just curious!!
Addikt
Addikt
WA
553 posts
WA, 553 posts
1 Feb 2012 12:18am
Why does Batman where is underpants on the outside of his pants.........?

I'm just saying.........
Underoath
Underoath
QLD
2434 posts
QLD, 2434 posts
1 Feb 2012 2:50am
I wear board shorts over my tube suit.

Never over my steamer.

The tube suit rides and my "package" sticks out wayyyyy to much. If people are interested I want them to look at my kiting not my potato package.
GutterMouth
GutterMouth
NSW
26 posts
NSW, 26 posts
1 Feb 2012 3:54am
So people cant see your wetty stuck up your hole.
Jonopark
Jonopark
WA
400 posts
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1 Feb 2012 1:13am
Causes they have really small willies
hamburglar
hamburglar
ACT
2174 posts
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1 Feb 2012 5:54am
fashion statement for gay kiters!
BennyB12
BennyB12
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1 Feb 2012 6:20am


superlizard
superlizard
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1 Feb 2012 7:43am
i never used to wear boardies over wettie... but one day my wettie got a huge rip right through the middle of the stitching around the arse section..., and as i didn't have time nor spare cash for a new wettie, i had no choice but to wear boardies over it...

I bought a new wettie since then so all back to normal now...

pearl
pearl
NSW
984 posts
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1 Feb 2012 7:52am
I wear boardies over wetty and then 2 loose wetshirts..... I t lets your harness slide very quickly from side to side giving you much the same resut as a sliding spreader bar. Its great for wave riding. If i put a harness straight over a wetty it grips it and can tear the wetty eventually. I''ll always ride in boardies and the double wetshirt even without a wetty. don't try and paddle surf this way though; you'll be sliding all over your board as you paddle.
bjw
bjw
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bjw bjw
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1 Feb 2012 7:31am

I like it when people wear 3/4 pants over their wetsuits. It's getting rarer now, but it really funny.

Sooty- great analogy - "like a cartoon character wearing clothes"
Briz
Briz
SA
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1 Feb 2012 8:57am
Gives me a pocket for a snack and my landing line.
Beersy
Beersy
TAS
753 posts
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1 Feb 2012 9:53am
What are landing lines?
pomE
pomE
NSW
164 posts
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1 Feb 2012 10:11am
I think they look OK over a shortie wettie (bit odd over a steamer), and I wear them also coz I like the pocket. I generally start off with SeaSpecs on coz I hate the glare on sunny days, but take 'em off pretty soon after I'm on the water. Pocket comes in handy then...

I also think men parading around the beach in wetties is almost as bad as cyclists walking about in Lycra LOL!

I guess it's a fashion thing- some think it looks better than not wearing them. Like helmets for example- you all know that a helmet is in principle a damned good idea for anyone of any level of ability kiting, but what percentage of us wear them? Why? Coz they dunnae look ***cool***
JBFletch
JBFletch
QLD
1287 posts
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1 Feb 2012 9:13am
is it only during the wrong time of the month???

when aunty ruby is in town??

I'm sure this could be quite embarrassing.
blueseas
blueseas
QLD
55 posts
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1 Feb 2012 9:55am
Well for me as a female I don't want to get that camel toe look after being out on the water as the wettie rides up haha, have seen this for myself on another chick one day and thought to myself, hmm, I think I'll wear boardies over mine!!
lostinlondon
lostinlondon
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1 Feb 2012 11:30am
superlizard said...

i never used to wear boardies over wettie... but one day my wettie got a huge rip right through the middle of the stitching around the arse section..., and as i didn't have time nor spare cash for a new wettie, i had no choice but to wear boardies over it...

I bought a new wettie since then so all back to normal now...




+1

I have a 10cent hole in the arse of my shorty, so until I get a new one it's boardies over the top.

When I was into dinghy sailing wearing a pair of stubbies or similar heavy cotton shorts over your wetsuit was de-rigeur... As the grip tape on boat decks plus fittings etc do an awesome job of mangling a wetsuit...
Underoath
Underoath
QLD
2434 posts
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1 Feb 2012 10:33am
lostinlondon said...

superlizard said...

i never used to wear boardies over wettie... but one day my wettie got a huge rip right through the middle of the stitching around the arse section..., and as i didn't have time nor spare cash for a new wettie, i had no choice but to wear boardies over it...

I bought a new wettie since then so all back to normal now...




+1

I have a 10cent hole in the arse of my shorty, so until I get a new one it's boardies over the top.

When I was into dinghy sailing wearing a pair of stubbies or similar heavy cotton shorts over your wetsuit was de-rigeur... As the grip tape on boat decks plus fittings etc do an awesome job of mangling a wetsuit...



What have you been up 2!
lostinlondon
lostinlondon
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1 Feb 2012 11:57am
Stack into unexpectedly shallow water on a reef...
harry potter
harry potter
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1 Feb 2012 12:01pm
lostinlondon said...

superlizard said...

i never used to wear boardies over wettie... but one day my wettie got a huge rip right through the middle of the stitching around the arse section..., and as i didn't have time nor spare cash for a new wettie, i had no choice but to wear boardies over it...

I bought a new wettie since then so all back to normal now...




+1

I have a 10cent hole in the arse of my shorty, so until I get a new one it's boardies over the top.

When I was into dinghy sailing wearing a pair of stubbies or similar heavy cotton shorts over your wetsuit was de-rigeur... As the grip tape on boat decks plus fittings etc do an awesome job of mangling a wetsuit...



+2 always wore shorts over wetty whilst sailing for the resons lostinlondon pointed out.
I have been through at least 3 pairs of shorts whilst kiting over the years, getting butt dragged over sand bars etc....


bennie
bennie
ACT
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1 Feb 2012 12:02pm
whats the hardest thing about wearing your boardies over your wettie?

telling your parents your gay
Mr float
Mr float
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1 Feb 2012 12:07pm
blueseas said...

Well for me as a female I don't want to get that camel toe look after being out on the water as the wettie rides up haha, have seen this for myself on another chick one day and thought to myself, hmm, I think I'll wear boardies over mine!!


wots a camel toe?
superlizard
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1 Feb 2012 12:14pm





superlizard
superlizard
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1 Feb 2012 12:19pm
blueseas said...

Well for me as a female I don't want to get that camel toe look after being out on the water as the wettie rides up haha, have seen this for myself on another chick one day and thought to myself, hmm, I think I'll wear boardies over mine!!


I think chicks looks way better without... (including the camel toe)

whilst men look more gay with it, women look too muscular with boardies over wetties...

it's also much safer for you not to wear boardies, as with boardies you may be mistaken for a guy from a distance... but if your great features are visible, all the male kiters will stick close by which is very handy if you have a kitemare.... you have to think of the safety...
DutchRooster
DutchRooster
NSW
325 posts
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1 Feb 2012 12:30pm
It started a decade or more ago, kiters didn't want to look like windsurfers. Bit similar to snowboarders and skiers...

Personally I think a tight wetsuit looks about as camp as a cyclist in lycras, but each to their own... Borat swimsuit, commando, doesn't bother me what others wear, just live and let live!


Prawnhead
Prawnhead
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1 Feb 2012 1:07pm
Maybe you could ask the cyclists that have shaved their legs?
NR
NR
WA
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NR NR
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1 Feb 2012 10:22am
Try telling Kelly Slater that he looks like a tool for parading around on the beach in a wetsuit, or telling Alberto Contodor that he looks gay in lycras. I am sure he will laugh at your suggestion of wearing baggies, then leave you for dust as he sprints of as you looking cool with your baggies hanging over your butt, rubbing on everything, and getting caught up. Sure, you will look cooler when standing around, but not when it counts.

Oris
Oris
WA
127 posts
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1 Feb 2012 10:59am
I have a theory, Guys that complain about boardies over
weties ride push bikes for exercise and like looking at your 3 piece set.
myusernam
myusernam
QLD
6159 posts
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1 Feb 2012 1:10pm
sooty said...

Actually this isn't a wind up. I am seriously curious.....Why do people wear boardies over their wetsuit?

To me it looks comical....kind of like a cartoon character wearing clothes.

Everyone to their own, just curious!!


yeah, bi curious
Skid
Skid
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Gorgo
Gorgo
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1 Feb 2012 2:38pm
The only sensible reason I can think of is that in the early days guys would ride wakeboards with boots.

The kites were super unstable and the boots were hard to get into. You had to sit on the beach and get your boots done up, without crashing your two line kite, then buttskuttle into the water. Probably damaging your wettie on shells on the way.

All the pictures I have seen of wakeboarding shows guys riding with long baggy shorts on. I don't know if that has always been the fashion for them. I guess bum launching from a pontoon could be rough on a wetsuit. Add to that "cool" kids being dragged around behind daddy's boat might be a bit self-conscious about being seen in a wetsuit.
simonp
simonp
216 posts
216 posts
1 Feb 2012 11:48am
When I started kiting you were supposed to wear long pants over your wetsuit.
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