Sam, owner of worthing waterspors has come in from a quiet session at shoreham, West Sussex.
Sam has been using his favourite suit the ION Seek Select 6/5 with hood, due to its incredible warmth and flexability for such a thick suit! no need for an internal vest ect. But that is not the reason for this video.
Winter wetsuits, especially ones like this, are quite expensive. Some people buy two wetsuits to get around the problem of not having to go out on a cold, wet wetsuit in the morning or the next day if they're a frequent water user. I don't want to and can't really afford to have multiple of these wetsuits and we don't really or need to because you know, it's only cold for a few months of the year in the UK. Some people have multiple summer suits and I think this makes sense when at the beach you might go in the water twice in one day / afternoon. But yeah, winter wetsuits, they're expensive, they're thicker. People don't want to buy multiple of them. The reason for this video is I've just grabbed one of the Surf Logic Pro Pro Heater Hangers, and you can probably hear in the background and I just got excited about it and just got the camera to make a video review.
Surflogic Pro Heated Hanger - https://worthingwatersports.com/products/surflogic-wetsuit-pro-dryer-hanger
ION Seek Select 6/5 with Hood - https://worthingwatersports.com/products/ion-seek-select-6-5-hood-front-zip-2023
It also has some clever things inside if it notices it gets too hot, it'll stop running as well. They are quite expensive, but they're much cheaper than buying a second expensive wetsuit. You don't want to buy two of them, but this is a really good way to dry your wetsuit nice and quickly and outside your home. A lot of people have garages and they have power in their garages and it means you can keep your partners happy by keeping all the wet gear out the house. It's 1400 watts. I'm not sure how much power consumption that uses.
I'm really pleased that I can go on the water tomorrow in a dry and warm wetsuit. We've got weather warnings tonight. The waves are already pretty good. They're going to be really big tomorrow and it's swinging westerly (cross shore) and it's high tide in the morning.
So I really need this wetsuit. And it wouldn't dry in front of the radiator unless i had the heating on all night. You're not supposed to dry wet in dark sunshine. It's not good for the glue.
Designed for fast drying
- Able to dry your wetsuit in 20 minutes
Powerful airflow system
- 6.000 liters of air per minute
- 3.500 revolutions per minute
Intelligent heat control
- Automated, controlled and heat balanced with powerful air to dry fast protecting your wetsuit
Automatic switch-off safety system
- Automatic switch-off after 60 minutes of use
Easy to transport and store
- Can be stored to a compact size when not in use
Multiple hanging options
- Adjustable and strong strap
- Aluminum carabiner with foam cover protector
Drying time
- Wetsuit thickness 3 mm: between 20 and 40 minutes (depending on room temperature)
- Wetsuit thickness 4 to 5 mm: between 35 and 60 minutes (depending on room temperature)
- Wetsuit thickness + 6 mm: between 45 and 75 minutes (depending on room temperature)
Specifications
- Size in use: 450 x 177 x 157 mm
- Size when not in use: 225 x 177 x 157 mm
- Length of cord: 3 m
- Durable construction
- Voltage 220 – 240 V ˜/ 50 Hz
- 1.400 W
- CE
- Patented