OK, I've been diving in wetsuits for over 35 years (yeah, I'm getting old ), and I've often heard that you should/shouldn't buy this/that wetsuit because it is/isn't made from (select one):
Yamamoto (#39, 45, ?)
Heiwa
Freedown
Rubatex
Showa
Nam Liong
Ecoline
Neoflex
3-D Skin
Super Stretch 1
(and more, I'm sure)
Over the years, I've worn and worn out a lot of wetsuits.
What I'd like to know, as I've never seen it all in one place, is what are the differences (pro & con) of these wetsuit materials?
I welcome contributions to this thread, in the hope that it may develop into a guide of sorts.
However, I would like to make one request. Any follow-up posts of information or views on these materials should be backed up with a clear statement of experience or, preferably, a cite to suitable (pun intended) authority.
It would be great if there were some actual lab test data available for the characteristics of these, and other, neoprenes. I have some limited numbers, and will post them if others are suitably (intended ) interested.
Thanks
Yamamoto (#39, 45, ?)
Heiwa
Freedown
Rubatex
Showa
Nam Liong
Ecoline
Neoflex
3-D Skin
Super Stretch 1
(and more, I'm sure)
Over the years, I've worn and worn out a lot of wetsuits.
What I'd like to know, as I've never seen it all in one place, is what are the differences (pro & con) of these wetsuit materials?
I welcome contributions to this thread, in the hope that it may develop into a guide of sorts.
However, I would like to make one request. Any follow-up posts of information or views on these materials should be backed up with a clear statement of experience or, preferably, a cite to suitable (pun intended) authority.
It would be great if there were some actual lab test data available for the characteristics of these, and other, neoprenes. I have some limited numbers, and will post them if others are suitably (intended ) interested.
Thanks
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