Neoprene Shorts?

[unirdna]

After spending countless hours pleading with search engines, I will now do what I should have done in the first place....post a damn thread :duh . Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of 3mm, neoprene shorts? I would prefer open-cell or any titanium/biotermic/metalite interior and nylon exterior. Black would be best. Nylon in/out may suffice, but I fear the chafing :hmm . I thought I once saw that Immersion or maybe Omer made such a thing. Anyone know ?

*One last thought. What about elios?

Thanks,
Ted

 

[Cliff Etzel]

Ok - I have to ask - why neoprene shorts?

 

[Longfins]

Ted,

Have you tried looking at kayaking neoprene shorts? You can get 2mm and they're waterproof, but not as good as freediving wetsuits though.

I'm thinking you're going for a pair to stop cold water flushing up your suit, here.

Peter S.

 

[Mattedhead]

OMER makes a black pair and a blue camo pair. I've got a pair from Quicksilver that I got from my local surf shop. The shorts are great in the summer under your normal 2.5/3mm top when it is a little too hot for a full two piece. I like this instead of a skin...for one thing it is cheaper and two...I can wear my camo top that has a hood and chest pad...nice features that you can't find on a skin. I think several of the scuba wetsuit companies make shorts also...I'm pretty sure Henderson has them.

...and he finally makes it to post 100, I thought for sure I would have come up with something profound to say in the past year...oh well, maybe next year.

Matt

 

[unirdna]

Cliff,
I prefer to wear as little as possible (for the respective temp). I have a full 5mm, a 3mm, and a 3mm vest. I would like the shorts to go with the vest for dives that are in warm water and don't go below the thermocline. Also, shorts and a vest would be more comfortable for paddling in my OK. The less neoprene, the more better .

Yeah Peter,
That's all I was coming across was the kayak shorts. These were all nylon in/out. I would really really prefer to have opencell on the inside.

Matt,
Yeah, those omer ones are what I'm looking for. Any ideas where I could picked up a black pair of em :inlove?

Ted