Don, do that makes sense. What do you use in San Fran in the summer? Brand/thicknes/constuction?...

Thanks guys. Looks like the consensus is a 4/3, so that'd be likely what I get. I just haaaaaaate the way the thing sits on you - I feel like a stuffed sausage in it, even though I’m pretty lean. :angryfire: Thinner would have been better, but I am spoiled riding with nothing but shorts most of the ...

Thanks for the advice, man. You ever try to combine a wetsuite and one of those 1 or 2mm vests they sell? Not sure 2 suites are worth the ivnvestment for the time I am there, but maybe one main 3/2 and an add on vest?? Or might that be too tight on the torso? Also where do you launch in lake Wasingt...

I lived in Florida for a few years and going to Seattle to kitesurf for a few months from end of May to September. Never had the need for a wetsuit before, but for Seattle weather, I think I'll have to have one. Any suggestions on what thickness to get? Would love to hear from the locals as to what ...

Thanks for all the replies, guys. Maybe I do need to look at getting a different type or a different size. I've got a 35" waist, and have an XL size Dakine seat harness. Maybe I shoud try a Large instead. That, or grow a beer belly, that may do the trick! If you have a seat harness or have tried sev...

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yes, to the observer they do not ride up - that's true. but to the user they still have a tendency and the fact that they do not ride up to your waist comes at a considerable discomfort (the leg straps digging into your groin and cutting off circulation).

I prefer a seat to a waist harness, but of course the drawback is it's got a tendency to ride up. Any idea how to keep it from doing that? Are there knee straps I can attach it to or something similar to keep it from going up?

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OK, thanks. Any idea which other manufacturers make the XL pads?

Just tore off a footstrap on my spleen door yesterday so in the market for a new one. Are they ever sold as straps only or do I have to buy the whole pad and strap combo? Where could I buy a replacement? Would other manufacturer's pads fit the board? If so, I might like to try something else, though...

don't thik a virus would do this - i'm on a couple of other forums (not for kitesurfing) and do not have this issue at all. either way I run a virus check a couple of times a month so I know the PC is clean..........