boogs
Contributor
Hi guys,
This is my first post here. I use a Billabong Solution Gold, and its a really well made suit; glued and blindstiched seams, has a nice fleece-like inner lining that's quite warm, and is very flexible. I also got it on sale. However, its made for surfing. My concern is - am I potentially ruining a good surfing suit by using it for diving? I got my OW cert just a couple of months ago and although I've been searching for a good diving wetsuit, I havent seen any at my LDS that match the quality and construction of mine (Mostly Mares, Aqualung, and Bare)
I did some research and I read that surfing suits werent designed to handle compression and are made with less dense neoprene. Is this the case for high end surfing wetsuits as well? Does this also add more bouyancy to my wetsuit? I hope someone can enlighten me.
This is my first post here. I use a Billabong Solution Gold, and its a really well made suit; glued and blindstiched seams, has a nice fleece-like inner lining that's quite warm, and is very flexible. I also got it on sale. However, its made for surfing. My concern is - am I potentially ruining a good surfing suit by using it for diving? I got my OW cert just a couple of months ago and although I've been searching for a good diving wetsuit, I havent seen any at my LDS that match the quality and construction of mine (Mostly Mares, Aqualung, and Bare)
I did some research and I read that surfing suits werent designed to handle compression and are made with less dense neoprene. Is this the case for high end surfing wetsuits as well? Does this also add more bouyancy to my wetsuit? I hope someone can enlighten me.