Which wetsuit??

Question

I surf and have the O'Neill Psycho 1 and had it for 3 months and it has many holesand rips in it.

Which is a more durable wetsuit for me in Southern california?

Answer 1

I like Rip Curl. There's a store in San Clemente that sells them for super cheap so I get mine there. They are excellent wetsuits with really a really good warranty.

The store is Trestles Surf Outlet. They have "last-year's" model for really cheap. If you want the latest model, you can drive down half a mile and pick up a new one at the Rip Curl Store. But I will probably always own a Rip Curl since I think their R&D team has it all figured out and they are really inexpensive.

Answer 2

I've had my 4/3 psycho I for this entire year, and probably surf 4 times a week and there is only one small hole in it that oneill repaired for free.  they have a really good policy about repairs to damage unless you are doing something that you should not be doing in that suit.  i dont know how u have so many holes and rips in that suit, because they hold up really well.  the new ripcurls are definately sick.  the f-bomb is probably the best suit on the market right now, but if u shredded ur psycho in 3 monthes this bad, dont expect the ripcurl to last much longer.  are you rinsing ur wetsuit after each use?  that makes a big difference.  my suit has been in the water probably 150 times since i bout it at the beginning of the fall.  it has been rinsed out and dried 150 times, and washed in that blue wetsuit cleaner c**p 5 times.  its just an extra ten minutes per use, and it is well worth it in how long thatll make ur suit last.

other suits though, yeah like the other guy said, the f-bomb is really sick.  my buddy has it, and i borrowed it, and its so warm!  and all the seams are in great places (unlike some of the other ripcurls, which i think have seams in stupid places that rub) the psycho II is super good too, ive tried it and love it, but its not that different from the psycho I, so if u didnt like the I, i doubt ull like the II.  Body glove makes pretty good suits too, as does hotline, more affordable too.  my buddy's body glove is showing a lot of wear though, but i think he doesnt ever clean it.

but wait, uve got a heat wave down in socal right now!  wear boardshorts!