My wetsuit is protection from jellyfish. Woah Nelly when some jellyfish strands hit my lips! I look like I used a curling iron to give myself duck lips!So, it appears that you think that a wetsuit is simply for “exposure protection”?
I guess I was taught that a wetsuit was another component of dive equipment to address known issues with Scuba diving.
Personally, my wetsuit is not a crutch to protect me from reef crashing.
My wetsuit allows me to have better control over such other minimalist things as core body temperature.
Maybe rethink your priorities when it comes to what a wetsuit really does.