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koogzah
Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 530 Location: right here
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: I need a new 4/3 |
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MOTOP wrote: |
O'Neill Psycho. Great suit, easy to get on/off, warm, flexible.
Got mine at ProofLab in Mill Valley. |
+1. Also got my Psycho2 from ProofLab. Holding up really well. |
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spennie
Joined: 13 Oct 1995 Posts: 975 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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Bought a ProMotion after reading many good things on a post here a few months ago, never been happier. Great customer service, you can call & they'll talk with you about sizing, seams guaranteed for life, extra room in forearms so they don't fatigue after sailing a while. O'Neill's are great for surfing, not made specially for windsurfing. _________________ Spennie the Wind Junkie
www.WindJunkie.net |
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randy
Joined: 08 Mar 1999 Posts: 7
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:14 pm Post subject: 4/3 wetsuit |
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Definitely Hotline Santa Cruz. O,neill breaks down after a couple years. I have had both. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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My new Hotline Millennium Series 4/3 steamer/wetsuit looks very well constructed, but even though it's deliberately a full size too large for me -- I hate tight suits -- its forearms are snug. I hope I don't have to expand the sleeves somehow (even if I do, it was still a keeper @ $55 new). The point: make sure you can return any mail order suit you can't try on before buying.
Mike \m/ |
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*Matt*
Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 67
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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I fifth the Promotion. I have a 4/3 from them and now hate every time I have to put on my O'Neil 2/3. I cant wait for it to wear out so I can justify a buying a Promotion 2/3. |
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*Matt*
Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 67
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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I fifth the Promotion. I have a 4/3 from them and now hate every time I have to put on my O'Neil 2/3. I cant wait for it to wear out so I can justify a buying a Promotion 2/3. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Ya don't need high-tech helium-filled neoprenes, triple-glued, double-stitched, quadruple-taped, premium lifetime-guaranteed lapped seams, or Russian-wolverine-musk-oiled thread in a 3/2. I get my 3/2 fullsuits and shortys from Walmart, Costco, TruValue Hardware, Ma & Pa's Emporium, etc. for about $35 a pop, wash 'em in the (front-loader) washing machine, slip 'em on and off like sweat pants, and get many years of use out of each one.
Mike \m/ |
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Epenrose
Joined: 05 Nov 1997 Posts: 402
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.bozwetsuits.com/
Boz make great suits, great guarantee and hand made in Peru. Not mass produced, marketed crap. Love mine.
A lot of the pro's in S.CA are all wearing the Boz and love them. Mine was $210. Will outlast yuppigonia suits..... |
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tombrady3841
Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 120
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Boggsman , as you know I left my promotion in Hood River for repair.
Yes, they are fixing seam problems for free ( lifetime guarantee) but the worst problems are the tears. The soft stretchy material doesn't hold up to my abuse of putting on and off. Sensitive stuff. Customer service is great there. I haven't used it that much. The O'Neil has fit me the best and lasted. Everyone takes care of their suits differently. I don't what aisle you can look at "TruValue hardware", insulation?
Good luck on your mission.
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koogzah
Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 530 Location: right here
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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isobars wrote: | Ya don't need high-tech helium-filled neoprenes, triple-glued, double-stitched, quadruple-taped, premium lifetime-guaranteed lapped seams, or Russian-wolverine-musk-oiled thread in a 3/2. I get my 3/2 fullsuits and shortys from Walmart, Costco, TruValue Hardware, Ma & Pa's Emporium, etc. for about $35 a pop, wash 'em in the (front-loader) washing machine, slip 'em on and off like sweat pants, and get many years of use out of each one.
Mike \m/ |
And, you young whippersnappers, I walked eight miles to school everyday. In the snow with no shoes and just a worn, smelly pillow case for clothing. And I liked it! So put that in your FaceTwitterBookSpace and smoke it! |
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