I'm looking at replacing my jacket as things are starting to cool down, what brands/styles do you blokes rate?

Move to the tropics and then you will not need to worry or move south n get a wettie. Wettie jackets are so hipster / yesterday

V8 ..... I was going to answer responsibly and say go an O'Neill .... but sadly Brother Ted has blown that to shizz

A xcel 2mm has served me well for 3 years its time to replace it and I'd go another.

Ted its not a dick measuring comp

I like ripcurl. But will replace my next wettie with Paragonia. Not sure if they do jackets though

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McHenry said...
I like ripcurl. But will replace my next wettie with Paragonia. Not sure if they do jackets though

They do .I have one

please tell me you are not talking about zip up the front vests

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chrispy said..
please tell me you are not talking about zip up the front vests

Yeah the shinny type you know the one the Sunny Coast guys wear

Rip Curl eBomb. Best wetsuit I've ever owned.

Checkout Sideways at Ashmore they a big range. Peak, West, O'Neill

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Macaha said..

chrispy said..
please tell me you are not talking about zip up the front vests

Yeah the shinny type you know the one the Sunny Coast guys wear

hahaha geez what the fark is a shinny type champion are they Chinese popouts

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thePup said..

Macaha said..

chrispy said..
please tell me you are not talking about zip up the front vests

Yeah the shinny type you know the one the Sunny Coast guys wear

hahaha geez what the fark is a shinny type champion are they Chinese popouts

i think we should stop talking about this and move along....the shock i am in right now is overwhelming



dazzler +1 for ashmore,just keep away from their boards

on brands i have always had problems with ripcurl,yet their customer service was amazing. i have been wearing oneils for a while now,but last years suit the seams went pretty much from the first day.

to cut a long story short,the bloke at oneil who i dealt with{if i find his name i will post it}would have to be the most obnoxious and pathetic person i haver dealt with . The way he spoke to me,in fact everything he did was beyond pathetic....i did in the end get a replacement suit,and i will say that this techno butter2 neoprene{sounds sexy hey}is the most comfortable rubber that has ever graced my body. AMAZING is what i rate it. im just hoping i do not have to deal with mr fuctard ever again

Thanks fellas (excluding Ted ), and Chrispy rest assured those zip up front ones are just fine on the girls only, especially when they only zip them up half way.

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chrispy said..

thePup said..

Macaha said..

chrispy said..
please tell me you are not talking about zip up the front vests

Yeah the shinny type you know the one the Sunny Coast guys wear

hahaha geez what the fark is a shinny type champion are they Chinese popouts

i think we should stop talking about this and move along....the shock i am in right now is overwhelming



dazzler +1 for ashmore,just keep away from their boards

on brands i have always had problems with ripcurl,yet their customer service was amazing. i have been wearing oneils for a while now,but last years suit the seams went pretty much from the first day.

to cut a long story short,the bloke at oneil who i dealt with{if i find his name i will post it}would have to be the most obnoxious and pathetic person i haver dealt with . The way he spoke to me,in fact everything he did was beyond pathetic....i did in the end get a replacement suit,and i will say that this techno butter2 neoprene{sounds sexy hey}is the most comfortable rubber that has ever graced my body. AMAZING is what i rate it. im just hoping i do not have to deal with mr fuctard ever again

Roy the guys name was Roy

I've got a Quicksilver 2mm which has like thick rash vest material arms. Its good for days when the water is warm, but the winds a little chilly. Also gives you a little bit more protection on shallow Indo reefs. Bought it in Bali for $50

Wtf is a wetsuit jacket . Do you wear them after a surf in that cold Gold Coast breeze ? .

When it comes to wetsuits Anchor wetsuits make gear as good as the big brands at half the price - great value for money . Reckon between me and the kids I have about 20 anchor wetsuits hanging in the garage at the moment . Also have 2 billabong wet ties and a couple of ripcurl booties and vests but the anchor gear is the pick of it at half the cost .
- not sure if they make jackets though

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Macaha said..

chrispy said..
please tell me you are not talking about zip up the front vests

Yeah the shinny type you know the one the Sunny Coast guys wear

C'mon Guys ease up

But you both forgot we Sunny Coasters also want / need the beaver tail to go with the front zip.

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vanders1 said..
Thanks fellas (excluding Ted ), and Chrispy rest assured those zip up front ones are just fine on the girls only, especially when they only zip them up half way.

They are also good for us fat old dudes who sometimes ride 666s cos we can unzip them now and then to flash our cleavage and cool off our man boobs.

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wavelength said..

vanders1 said..
Thanks fellas (excluding Ted ), and Chrispy rest assured those zip up front ones are just fine on the girls only, especially when they only zip them up half way.

They are also good for us fat old dudes who sometimes ride 666s cos we can unzip them now and then to flash our cleavage and cool off our man boobs.

you see things like that are why this thread should have been stopped earlier

Will you be going the beavertail option and smoking smelly french roll ups as well.....I think it might be time for a coffee club intervention

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Tux said..
Will you be going the beavertail option and smoking smelly french roll ups as well.....I think it might be time for a coffee club intervention

With a beard

you don't need a Jacket

just a nice big cup of harden the **** up

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chrispy said..

thePup said..

Macaha said..

chrispy said..
please tell me you are not talking about zip up the front vests

Yeah the shinny type you know the one the Sunny Coast guys wear

hahaha geez what the fark is a shinny type champion are they Chinese popouts

,the bloke at oneil who i dealt with{if i find his name i will post it}would have to be the most obnoxious and pathetic person i haver dealt with . The way he spoke to me,in fact everything he did was beyond pathetic....i did in the end get a replacement suit,and i will say that this techno butter2 neoprene{sounds sexy hey}is the most comfortable rubber that has ever graced my body. AMAZING is what i rate it. im just hoping i do not have to deal with mr fuctard ever again

thank you Mr fuctard

next time i see you a beer is coming your way

the Oneill is very good.....WARM and flexible....profitable too when you cut the beaver off and sell it to a HIPstir

After hours of google and two phone calls I found a like for like 2mm jacket today Lacey's hang cooly surf they were very helpful.

Bought one of these.
needessentials.com/
Most excellent . no branding etc so great quality just cheaper. Size guide is spot on.
$60.
Made in Thailand.
Most probably in the Rip curl factory (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).

Thanks to cooly surf for the really cool service

tracked down a replacement 2mm Excel jacket that has served me well for 3 years,one happy man.


Vanders I think they still have another in stock.

that board mad wife of mine is also wetsuit mad and bought me this http://nineplus.com/wetsuits/
the front zip jacket , super warm.

9 plus is so warm n comfy ! Front zip is not a problem

Well, I made the mistake of checking the specials online and saw the O'Neill beavertail was down to half price and my size was available. That made it $80. Then I noticed that there was another 30% off if you added their current sales code. Sooo... for $56, I'm soon to be the not-very-hip, not-very-proud owner of a hipster wettie jacket. I might take Wavemaniac's advice and cut the tail off. Or I might even do it up to keep the pills warm...

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Shame wavie

For me all I wear is a vest unless it's blowing then I wear a jacket.