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Postby alpower » Wed Oct 22, 2014 2:37 am
Isurus. They don't market to kiters but hands down the best suit I have owned. Expensive, but worth it.
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Postby hudstur » Thu Oct 23, 2014 2:11 pm
Just got the ProMotion Storm 5/4, booties 5m, hooded vest, which gives me many options. Talk to Will or Chris at ProMotion in Hood River, OR. A kiter specific wetsuit for sure.
www.wetsuit.com
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Postby windyway » Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:35 am
I use a Hyperflex Amp 4/3 Wind series.
Its the first time I've been warm in the last twenty years.
Nothing but good stuff to say about the other suits mentioned above.
But these Hyperflex suits are half the price, and of excellent quality.
They are a subsidiary of the big dive suit maker, Henderson.
http://www.leisurepro.com/p-hpfa543/hyp ... suit-black
Hyperflex AMP 3 Series 5/4/3 mm Hooded Full Suit, Black
Your Price: $221.95 List: $328.99 You Save: $107.04 (33%)
Free Shipping.
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Postby laz » Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:19 pm
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I use a Hyperflex Amp 4/3 Wind series.
Its the first time I've been warm in the last twenty years.
Nothing but good stuff to say about the other suits mentioned above.
But these Hyperflex suits are half the price, and of excellent quality.
They are a subsidiary of the big dive suit maker, Henderson.
http://www.leisurepro.com/p-hpfa543/hyp ... suit-black
Hyperflex AMP 3 Series 5/4/3 mm Hooded Full Suit, Black
Your Price: $221.95 List: $328.99 You Save: $107.04 (33%)
Free Shipping.
I ended up getting that suit and it came in mail yesterday. The quality looks good but suit is a such pain to get my feet and arms through!! Probably going to return it :/
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Postby windyway » Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:53 am
Every suit has its tricks.
This one has two sticky points to work through.
Getting IN.
I slip a Walmart plastic bag over my foot,
and the suit just slips on.
Getting OUT.
Once you unzip and pull your head out, work on one shoulder.
Put your opposite hand under the shoulder and roll the suit off your delts.
Then do the other shoulder.
Now you can peel the suit down about six inches, and pull an arm free.
WW
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Postby davesails7 » Sun Oct 26, 2014 4:02 am
windyway wrote:I use a Hyperflex Amp 4/3 Wind series.
Have you had it long? I bought an Amp a few years back because it was cheap, but it wasn't as warm as the NPX zealot I had before that and it only lasted half as long as the NPX. I got just over a year of use out of it and then every seam on the entire suit started opening up all at once. If the new ones have improved that would be great, but the one I had wasn't worth the money even at half price...
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Postby AGK » Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:56 pm
davesails7 wrote:windyway wrote:I use a Hyperflex Amp 4/3 Wind series.
Have you had it long? I bought an Amp a few years back because it was cheap, but it wasn't as warm as the NPX zealot I had before that and it only lasted half as long as the NPX. I got just over a year of use out of it and then every seam on the entire suit started opening up all at once. If the new ones have improved that would be great, but the one I had wasn't worth the money even at half price...
Sadly, I have to second that experience -- had an AMP-K 4/3 seam fail almost immediately (Hyperflex replaced it without hassle) but the replacement lasted barely a year before it came apart at several seams as well. Suit was comfortable and pretty warm, but the quality was truly disappointing. I won't buy another one.
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Postby naishdude » Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:06 pm
Rip curl flashbomb hooded 5,5 4mm
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Postby William Munney » Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:10 am
AGK wrote:davesails7 wrote:windyway wrote:I use a Hyperflex Amp 4/3 Wind series.
Have you had it long? I bought an Amp a few years back because it was cheap, but it wasn't as warm as the NPX zealot I had before that and it only lasted half as long as the NPX. I got just over a year of use out of it and then every seam on the entire suit started opening up all at once. If the new ones have improved that would be great, but the one I had wasn't worth the money even at half price...
Sadly, I have to second that experience -- had an AMP-K 4/3 seam fail almost immediately (Hyperflex replaced it without hassle) but the replacement lasted barely a year before it came apart at several seams as well. Suit was comfortable and pretty warm, but the quality was truly disappointing. I won't buy another one.
On mine the outside wind layer is delaminating from the rest of the rubber above one of the knees and there is a hole near the neck entry. It was pretty good the first year but started getting considerable flushing through the seams at about a year and a half. Too bad because I like it a lot at first.
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