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Wetsuit Guide


Girl's Price-Point Suits [priced between $0 and $300]
Price Point suits between the prices of $0 and $300. These suits are targeted directly at the entry level market or the price conscious buyer, most brand offer lower stretch rubbers and pack as much into them as they can for the price. More.
Girl's Premium Suits [priced above $300]
Premium suits above $300. Most brands offer a suit that includes all their best features, materials, seals, technology, etc. More.
Men's Price-Point [Price between $100 and $250]
Price Point suits between $100 and $250. These suits are targeted directly at the entry level market or the price conscious buyer, most brands offer lower stretch rubbers and pack as much into them as they can for the price. More.
Men’s Middle-of-the-road [price between $250 and $450]
Middle-of-the-road suits between $250 and $450. Most brands also offer a suit that retails for a little less than Premium Suits, and therefore has a few less options added to it. These suits are OK for Northern winters, but don’t cut it in the deep south. More.
Men’s Premium Suits [priced above $450]
Premium suits above $450. Most brands offer a suit that includes all their best features, their best materials, seals, technology, etc. It’s like the car manufacturers - they don’t advertise their lowest priced car, they always advertise the premium one with all the features so that the consumers get the idea that the brand produces the best quality product. More.
Ingredients: What's in a suit
Materials (rating out of 20) If you pull out last years steamer, you may find a few extra holes in it that you don’t remember or when you go surfing in it you can feel the water leaking in as you paddle out for your first wave. It may even feel a little stiffer, or maybe just a little brittle. Yes, it is time to get a new wetsuit. More.

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