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Gotcha wetsuit $30 at sam's B&M

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biohazard329

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I've been looking for a wetsuit and pretty much all wet suits i've seen are 100+, so this seemed like a sweet deal. It fits nicely, and ill find out tomorrow just how well it works 🙂.

The suit itself is a Gotcha wetsuit with short sleeves and legs for $30. Couldn't find it on the site, so i'm assuming it's only b&m, the store i got it at was in Placentia, CA.
 
Originally posted by: biohazard329
I've been looking for a wetsuit and pretty much all wet suits i've seen are 100+, so this seemed like a sweet deal. It fits nicely, and ill find out tomorrow just how well it works 🙂.

The suit itself is a Gotcha wetsuit with short sleeves and legs for $30. Couldn't find it on the site, so i'm assuming it's only b&m, the store i got it at was in Placentia, CA.
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A Wet suit for $30??? Now that is what I call a "hot Deal!" 😀😀😀
 
I saw these a month ago when they had the serta bed deal. They're pretty nice...but I don't know how well they'd fit me... (6'4", 225)

What are the short-sleeved wetsuits used for primarily?
 
Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I saw these a month ago when they had the serta bed deal. They're pretty nice...but I don't know how well they'd fit me... (6'4", 225)

What are the short-sleeved wetsuits used for primarily?
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water activities (scuba, surfing) in warmer waters. There's nothing worse than diving with a wetsuit that's too thick/thin.

edit: also good for water activities that require a little flexibility in the arms and legs, like water skiing.
 
Originally posted by: Glendor
Thanks OP. I've been looking for a flotation device for a friend of mine.
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uhhh....just to clarify: wetsuits keep you warm. they don't help you float. and shorter ones are for warmer waters.
 
Originally posted by: biohazard329
Originally posted by: Glendor
Thanks OP. I've been looking for a flotation device for a friend of mine.
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uhhh....just to clarify: wetsuits keep you warm. they don't help you float. and shorter ones are for warmer waters.
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Suits might not substitute as a flotation device, but they do help you float. I don't know how much these particular suits would help as they seemed somewhat thin, but when I did triathlons, buoyancy was one of the biggest selling points for wetsuits. Triathletes will actually use a suit with no arms and full legs just for the extra buoyancy, which helps you swim faster. (No sleeves because they inhibit your swim stroke.) The extra float more than makes up for the time lost in the transition.

Competitive triathletes will even wear suits when waters are warm.

I don't remember the actual figures, but suits for triathletes were something like 6mm in front and 4mm in back (again, to provide extra buoyancy). I don't know how thick these Hot Deal suits were, but they seemed like they were on the slim side. They might not serve as a substitute for an approved flotation device, but I'm sure they would help some. Of course, a thicker suit with full legs would help a lot more.
 
Originally posted by: NiNe
Originally posted by: biohazard329
Originally posted by: Glendor
Thanks OP. I've been looking for a flotation device for a friend of mine.
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uhhh....just to clarify: wetsuits keep you warm. they don't help you float. and shorter ones are for warmer waters.
Click to expand...


Suits might not substitute as a flotation device, but they do help you float. I don't know how much these particular suits would help as they seemed somewhat thin, but when I did triathlons, buoyancy was one of the biggest selling points for wetsuits. Triathletes will actually use a suit with no arms and full legs just for the extra buoyancy, which helps you swim faster. (No sleeves because they inhibit your swim stroke.) The extra float more than makes up for the time lost in the transition.

Competitive triathletes will even wear suits when waters are warm.

I don't remember the actual figures, but suits for triathletes were something like 6mm in front and 4mm in back (again, to provide extra buoyancy). I don't know how thick these Hot Deal suits were, but they seemed like they were on the slim side. They might not serve as a substitute for an approved flotation device, but I'm sure they would help some. Of course, a thicker suit with full legs would help a lot more.
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^^ what he said. anyone who's worn a wetsuit will tell you they make you float (one of the reasons why you need to wear weights when you dive). However, the extent of buoyancy a spring suit will provide is arguable.
 
Uh, you guys aren't surfers eh? Gotcha is a surf company. The typical surfing Spring suit is 1 or 2mm body with .5 to 1 mm arms and gussets. They will not help you to float unless you fart inside of them. 😉
 
Originally posted by: NiNe
Originally posted by: biohazard329
Originally posted by: Glendor
Thanks OP. I've been looking for a flotation device for a friend of mine.
Click to expand...

uhhh....just to clarify: wetsuits keep you warm. they don't help you float. and shorter ones are for warmer waters.
Click to expand...


Suits might not substitute as a flotation device, but they do help you float. I don't know how much these particular suits would help as they seemed somewhat thin, but when I did triathlons, buoyancy was one of the biggest selling points for wetsuits. Triathletes will actually use a suit with no arms and full legs just for the extra buoyancy, which helps you swim faster. (No sleeves because they inhibit your swim stroke.) The extra float more than makes up for the time lost in the transition.

Competitive triathletes will even wear suits when waters are warm.

I don't remember the actual figures, but suits for triathletes were something like 6mm in front and 4mm in back (again, to provide extra buoyancy). I don't know how thick these Hot Deal suits were, but they seemed like they were on the slim side. They might not serve as a substitute for an approved flotation device, but I'm sure they would help some. Of course, a thicker suit with full legs would help a lot more.
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they are NOT flotation aids [period] . . . they will NOT help you stay afloat
:roll:

they WILL help keep you warm 😉
 
Originally posted by: klingsor
Uh, you guys aren't surfers eh? Gotcha is a surf company. The typical surfing Spring suit is 1 or 2mm body with .5 to 1 mm arms and gussets. They will not help you to float unless you fart inside of them.
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You would need to fart really BIG inside them for them to come even close to floatation devices. You might need to be able to fart helium as well.
 
the best is being out in newport or hb in January, going out into the water that makes your feet numb and then when you're deep enough... pee in the wetsuit....

Dont share wetsuits ....
 
Originally posted by: JETFIRE714
the best is being out in newport or hb in January, going out into the water that makes your feet numb and then when you're deep enough... pee in the wetsuit....

Dont share wetsuits ....
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you need a fullsuit for January-March . . . temps are in the hi50s [sometimes mid50s]

this suit would be nice UNDER your 3/2 fullsuit. 😉
(THEN it might "help" you float - terrible for duck-diving a wave)
:roll:
 
Originally posted by: klingsor
Uh, you guys aren't surfers eh? Gotcha is a surf company. The typical surfing Spring suit is 1 or 2mm body with .5 to 1 mm arms and gussets. They will not help you to float unless you fart inside of them. 😉
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We call those Dive Skins, (not much surfing done in 2-3 foot seas, and not much insulation needed for normal water temps of 75 to 88). Many are regularly priced under $40. 1mm normal thickness, used basically for protection from "things in the water".

First site that popped up had $40 skins:
http://www.joediveramerica.com/page/JDA/PROD/wetdvsk/DS15-P
Have seen them priced for $20 when the often go on sale.
Not the Gotcha brand, which may be worth the extra price.
 
2mm thick.

This looks exactly like the ones at Sam's, yesterday. Sam's also had blue.

These would be really good for water sports in cooler water like Chatfield or Cherry creek reservoirs in Denver.
 
Originally posted by: RideFree
2mm thick.

This looks exactly like the ones at Sam's, yesterday. Sam's also had blue.

These would be really good for water sports in cooler water like Chatfield or Cherry creek reservoirs in Denver.
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yeah, that's the wetsuit i got
 
they used to be called surfing skinnies. Just some protection for your chest when you are lying down on your surfboard and when you ditch near the beach (no more ground off nipples!)
 
these are only for shallow and warm water because these are short sleeves, and the material is most likely not good enough for cold water. So these can't be used for deep sea diving.
 
Originally posted by: McPhreak
Originally posted by: NiNe
Originally posted by: biohazard329
Originally posted by: Glendor
Thanks OP. I've been looking for a flotation device for a friend of mine.
Click to expand...

uhhh....just to clarify: wetsuits keep you warm. they don't help you float. and shorter ones are for warmer waters.
Click to expand...


Suits might not substitute as a flotation device, but they do help you float. I don't know how much these particular suits would help as they seemed somewhat thin, but when I did triathlons, buoyancy was one of the biggest selling points for wetsuits. Triathletes will actually use a suit with no arms and full legs just for the extra buoyancy, which helps you swim faster. (No sleeves because they inhibit your swim stroke.) The extra float more than makes up for the time lost in the transition.

Competitive triathletes will even wear suits when waters are warm.

I don't remember the actual figures, but suits for triathletes were something like 6mm in front and 4mm in back (again, to provide extra buoyancy). I don't know how thick these Hot Deal suits were, but they seemed like they were on the slim side. They might not serve as a substitute for an approved flotation device, but I'm sure they would help some. Of course, a thicker suit with full legs would help a lot more.
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^^ what he said. anyone who's worn a wetsuit will tell you they make you float (one of the reasons why you need to wear weights when you dive). However, the extent of buoyancy a spring suit will provide is arguable.
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You must be smoking with spicoli, they dont help you float at all. If anything they weigh you down.
I surf and own about 6 different kinds of wetsuits for surfing...
 
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