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wetsuits
I'm guessing there isn't anyone who wears one here save maybe James or something, but i'm in the need of a new suit for 45-60 degree waters and don't want to break my fragile bank.. (trying to buy a name kane garden as it is and they're kinda pricey) SUGGESTIONS DOD COMMUNITY? lol
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rehpyc
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Re: wetsuits
get a 4/3 thick suit that pulls over the head and zips across your upper chest as opposed to down the back. quiksilver makes some good ones that aren't expensive.
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Get a spring suit and man up. Hypothermia is for bitches.
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try surfing in Oregon
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what size do you need? I actually have an abundance of wetsuits and need to get rid of some.
If you want to go new, I'd check out the hammer line from Oneil. They retail for a little over a hundred and I've had one for a long long time and haven't even fucked up the stitching. Quiksilver also has a entry level suit that goes for the same price, can';t think of the name.
oh and huge rep for the kane garden. are you from the SD area? I'm sick of every board I see being an al merrik
PS, Eric oregon is for pansies, go surf alaska swells.
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If you want to go new, I'd check out the hammer line from Oneil. They retail for a little over a hundred and I've had one for a long long time and haven't even fucked up the stitching. Quiksilver also has a entry level suit that goes for the same price, can';t think of the name.
oh and huge rep for the kane garden. are you from the SD area? I'm sick of every board I see being an al merrik
PS, Eric oregon is for pansies, go surf alaska swells.
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rehpyc
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aha, you caught me on both countsjames- wrote:are you from the SD area? I'm sick of every board I see being an al merrik
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nope not from SD but KG's are fun/fast as shit.. surfed my buddies KG Twin Keel Fish for awhile.. Honestly one of the most responsive/fun boards I've surfed... Tried my buddies Proton Al Merrick, and it was OK but I enjoyed the KG and was able to do a whole lot more with it than the Merrick... Normally I'm on my longboard tho.. (9'6 Robert August Corky Carroll) because honestly it's Texas and we might get 10-15 days in a year where it's actually fun to surf a shortboard.. plus on overhead + days it's always fun dropping in on a huge ass log.. I'm 5'11 James, ~160 and wear a 32 if that helps.. Usually Largeish is good
Also Dan, no thanks. I don't really have any fat on me so I freeze quick as shit, springsuit is for fatties who have blubber to sta y warm in the cold.. I'll admit I'm a pussy when it comes to cold water/temp.. Happens when where you live is 90 degrees or above 9 months outta the year and the water is always 75-88 degrees...
Also Dan, no thanks. I don't really have any fat on me so I freeze quick as shit, springsuit is for fatties who have blubber to sta y warm in the cold.. I'll admit I'm a pussy when it comes to cold water/temp.. Happens when where you live is 90 degrees or above 9 months outta the year and the water is always 75-88 degrees...
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Sears wrote:try surfing in Oregon
no thanks.. cold water + kelp beds + sharks + massive waves when the swells hit it right.. I'll stick to my warm water 3-12ft range... this summer/fall really sucked though, no hurricanes and only 2 really good tropical storm swells throwing 6-10ft waves for maybe 12hr windows both times... Got some fun waves outta them though + was on the weather channel for their stupid hurricane tracker bullshit with the reporter on the beach
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Drop Knee!
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You can surf in texas? lolol
I lived there for 8+ years and never once even thought about trying out surfing. Then again, I did live in dallas so it's a few hours to the closest beach. The only time I remember being at a texas beach was down in corpus christi, and it was so flat it would make a longboarder cry.
I've never been a big fan of short boards myself, either. I'm about 6' 4", so I really only ride 7+ footers, right now my board of choice is a 7' 4" gun. It's made by a california company called freeflow, although I'm not sure they're still in buisness. It gives me the same mobility that I'd have on a 6 footer, and still lets me get the good waves on overhead + days. Longboards are fun too, I learned to surf on a shitty shitty 9 footer with glass-ons, during the summer on horrible waves, on a horrible rocky beach. They're just so simple and easy to get waves with, although I never really mastered walking around on the board and nose riding.
As far as suits go, I have a M/T 4/3 quiksilver suit that i've been trying to sell on craigslist. But that would probably be too warm for tejas waters.
I lived there for 8+ years and never once even thought about trying out surfing. Then again, I did live in dallas so it's a few hours to the closest beach. The only time I remember being at a texas beach was down in corpus christi, and it was so flat it would make a longboarder cry.
I've never been a big fan of short boards myself, either. I'm about 6' 4", so I really only ride 7+ footers, right now my board of choice is a 7' 4" gun. It's made by a california company called freeflow, although I'm not sure they're still in buisness. It gives me the same mobility that I'd have on a 6 footer, and still lets me get the good waves on overhead + days. Longboards are fun too, I learned to surf on a shitty shitty 9 footer with glass-ons, during the summer on horrible waves, on a horrible rocky beach. They're just so simple and easy to get waves with, although I never really mastered walking around on the board and nose riding.
As far as suits go, I have a M/T 4/3 quiksilver suit that i've been trying to sell on craigslist. But that would probably be too warm for tejas waters.
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nothing amazing but ya, there's surf in texas.. summer is really, really flat though.. You can go weeks without a rideable wave leaving you without much to do besides snorkel/spearfish and regular fishing, but make the best outta a bad situation basically
btw that's corpus christi heh