Due to the fickle weather in these parts, a surfer should have a variety of suits to meet the conditions at hand. Here are my suits all of which have seen action in the past year except for one......
the 6/5/4 West used in times of extreme Gnarr, usually snow on the beach days, epic tubular waves included......
the 5/3 Hotline for when the frostline has dropped to the floor, Gnarr factor of 8.....
the 5/3 Salomon, but the first hoodless suit in the quiver(who the fuck makes a 5mm sans hood? The Frenchies of course.....), best used on days where the above conditions are windfree and the water temps are above 52f, Gnarr factor of 4.....
the Ripcurl 4/3 zipperless, now retired after 18 years of use, what a champ! No longer required to have a Gnarr factor due to service above and beyond.....
the 4/3 Salomon, same as above when the air and water are both above 52f, Gnarr factor of 6.....
the 3/2 Salomon for taking a bath in, Gnarr factor 3......
the Rubber Soul 3/2, great name..... cheap suit, see above conditions, Gnarr factor of 1....
two rash guards one with hole in chest from 18 years of service, these two never meet the Gnarr.....
Lower right......booties and squid-lids too valuable to give public ratings to.
11 comments:
At least they're on hangers...and no longer on the floor. ;-)
mmm. What happened to a 4/3 for when its cold and a 5/4/3 for when its really cold?
Are you gonna show off your booty, gloves, and wax collections too?
NM.... mens and womans section too btw.
Welsh Pete, that's far too pedestrian for me...
Nasty... a pubic hair collection known as "The Decades" is next....
It surely must be time for you two to start planning a surf trip that doesn't require quite so much rubber. You are welcome anytime (did I mention the world class waves?) - enjoy the rest of summer...
An 18 year old suit?
I was surprised to see that it was long sleeve and not a short sleeve one.
I reckon Gazza must have pretty short arms, not being able to reach around to his wallet and buy a new suit!
Now I can say I've seen it all. Gaz... I... I'm speechless
wow!
I know!
People think I'm grumpy(people like Finger) but mostly I'm just doing calculations and I can't be bothered with them(people like Finger)..... this wetsuit selection thing is critical!
Jezus dude.... On this continent we have what's called a "yard sale" every few years to clean out all of our old crap. Kinda like all that crap hanging off your deck there. Give to the poor manolo, it won't save you from the Hell you will most surely burn in for eternity. It will, however, make it much easier to move out of the house you are squatting in when they finally evict you.
P.S. You missed waves this morning.
Sincerely, Mitchy B.
Mitch Effing Buchanan strikes again!!
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