Hi guys
I've been lurking on here for a while, I've read, and benefitted from, a lot of threads on here and figured that now the time has come to instigate a discussion instead of just observe yours.
I'm an Englishman currently living in Australia. I'm no spearfisherman (yet) but have been learning at my local beach with a friend who's speared his whole life and been kind enough to show me the ropes, lend me old bits of gear and generally get me in the water over the last couple of months.
I've been slowly buying up my own gear and now have a gun, knife, mask and snorkel, some fins and a vest-style wetsuit piece, however I now need to buy a full wetsuit, with hood n'all plus socks and gloves, and a weightbelt, but the wetsuit is where most of my questions lie...
I need to get a suit soon as in exactly 2 weeks time I will be heading up to the far north and will be in tropical waters where the protection from stingers offered by a full wetsuit is critical.
However, I'm only going to be here temporarily, and so am reluctant to spend big bucks on an expensive suit suitable for the tropical water here when, in a few months time, I'll be back in the colder climates of Europe presumably needing to buy a 6 or 7mm wetsuit for use back there...
I know, I know, 'just buy 2 suits!' is probably what you're thinking but I'm a cheap bastard and just wondered whether I have any other options available? What would you do in my situation? I've read of spearos wearing thin lycra-style suits made not for warmth but purely for protection in tropical waters, so could I be better off getting something like that and then buying a 'cold climate' suit for when I get back home? Or is there anything on the market that would accomodate my short-term and long-term needs... One suit for a number of different climates perhaps?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Apologies for the long first post.
Peace.
Matt
I've been lurking on here for a while, I've read, and benefitted from, a lot of threads on here and figured that now the time has come to instigate a discussion instead of just observe yours.
I'm an Englishman currently living in Australia. I'm no spearfisherman (yet) but have been learning at my local beach with a friend who's speared his whole life and been kind enough to show me the ropes, lend me old bits of gear and generally get me in the water over the last couple of months.
I've been slowly buying up my own gear and now have a gun, knife, mask and snorkel, some fins and a vest-style wetsuit piece, however I now need to buy a full wetsuit, with hood n'all plus socks and gloves, and a weightbelt, but the wetsuit is where most of my questions lie...
I need to get a suit soon as in exactly 2 weeks time I will be heading up to the far north and will be in tropical waters where the protection from stingers offered by a full wetsuit is critical.
However, I'm only going to be here temporarily, and so am reluctant to spend big bucks on an expensive suit suitable for the tropical water here when, in a few months time, I'll be back in the colder climates of Europe presumably needing to buy a 6 or 7mm wetsuit for use back there...
I know, I know, 'just buy 2 suits!' is probably what you're thinking but I'm a cheap bastard and just wondered whether I have any other options available? What would you do in my situation? I've read of spearos wearing thin lycra-style suits made not for warmth but purely for protection in tropical waters, so could I be better off getting something like that and then buying a 'cold climate' suit for when I get back home? Or is there anything on the market that would accomodate my short-term and long-term needs... One suit for a number of different climates perhaps?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Apologies for the long first post.
Peace.
Matt