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Mingo
 
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| looking for mfg name, thickness, good / bad / ugly comments, what to look for, what to avoid, all that. been a long time since I bought one, but they have changed a lot; used to be quarter inch, all that, now its 4/3, 3/2, stuff I dont really understand. shallow water, wear on the boat when not in the water, what do you recommend?
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Ruby Red Lip
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We use pinnacle and scuba pro wet suits and have not had one problem with them. We have used the 3/2's all summer. That is the thickness in mm. Most of the wetsuit is made from 3mm of neoprene with areas of 2mm thickness under the arms for comfort/ mobility. It wont be long before we start using the 5mm's with the water temps starting to drop.
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Grouper
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| Wetsuits have come a long way in the last 10 years. I would recommend hitting the local dive shops and seeing what is available. Things like "hyperstretch", "Merino lined", "Duratex", and "Thermaprene" are difficult to describe over the internet. You'll be impressed with the new technology.
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Blue Marlin
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| I dive a 3mm full body one piece suit all summer. It is a Akona stretch suit. I love the stretch part of the suit. It makes it easy to get on and off. When the water cools off, I put a 7/5mm Pinnacle Elite suit that has the Merino lining in it. It has 7mm in the core areas of your torso and 5mm in the arms and legs to allow more movement. It's a great suit.
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Trigger
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| I dive an Xcel 3/2 and love it. Bought it at MBT.
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Grouper
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7MM farmer John and hooded vest for me when the water gets below 70 degrees
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Sailfish
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| My very first wet suit was a 1/4" (6.35 mil) farmer john which was replaced by several 6 mil suits. Unless you are cold blooded, make long dives at shallow depths, or make decompression dives which require long hang times, a one piece 5 or 6 mil with a hooded vest is all you should need around here. I plan to get a one piece 5 mil and a hooded vest as soon as I drop a "few" pounds. On the other hand, if you dive the springs and/or rivers, you should consider more neoprene. For me, the biggest problem with winter diving in this area is not the temperature of the water but the chill factor after surfacing. As long as I can get out of the wet suit, into dry clothes, and out of the wind, I'm comfortable. Another option is a dry suit. However, you need to consider the cost factor, maintenance, and hassle when diving with a wet Dry suit. I've tried it once in the Jan-Feb time frime and found out it was not worth the extra hassle. However, bear in mind that diving out of a center console in the winter time is miserable, no matter what. If you go out in a center console, invest in some quality foul weather gear and rubber boots to wear over a sweat suit while running to and from the dive sites. Edited portion in Red
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Snapper
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I have two wetsuits that I use. The first being an Xcel 3/2 that I got at mbt for $79. It is an outstanding suit that does its job and for the price its hard to beat. I also ordered a 5/7 from leisurepro.com that is made by Henderson. I bought a package deal that included hoodie, boots, suit, and gloves along with several other items (wash, hanger, etc) for about $150. The Henderson suit is quite nice and keeps me nice and toasty especially during the winter time. I have not worn any other suit so I have no comparisons, just providing some input.
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Mingo
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| Thanks everyone for your input and advice. Have to ask though, what is the SOS deal all about? It seems at a 300,000 ft level like its reasonable, but can someone educate me on why folks are against it? I understand the animosity for the NMFS and commercial boats, but why are charter boats / captains being tossed under the bus too? Apologize for my lack of understanding on this, I am out of touch on the real issues I guess but thanks in advance for helping get me up to speed.
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Trigger
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| Just be sure to get one that doesn't shrink like mine have over the last 35 years....
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Snapper
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| Worn out, Maybe you are just getting bigger?
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polar21 (11/6/2009)
Worn out, Maybe you are just getting bigger? Nope. I'll back polar21's statement that wet suits "shrink". Several of mine have done so. 
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Snapper
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I wear Bodyglove and never had any problems, they fit well. Im not talking about the cheap ones, I paid over $250 for my full body suit.
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Ruby Red Lip
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Harvey wetsuits
hoo ya ! deepsea  
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deepcelineman (11/19/2009)
Harvey wetsuitsI haven't seen a Harvey in years. They used to make a good suit, but they were strange people to work with and no 2 suits were exactly alike. We used to joke that evry one was a custom suit, we just didn't know who it was custom for.
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