Swimming wetsuits

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Carpathius Aug 2014 8:37pm, 12 Aug 2014 3,923 posts	0 Carpathius After a fabulous but awfully cold swim down a river the other day, I promised myself a swimming wetsuit. I have an old shorty wetsuit I bought for body-boarding about ten years ago and it has seen me through three Great Swims and Sunday's 1.5 miler but I want a full length one. Not too expensive (entry level) Swimming specific Any advice gratefully received.
Jimmy56 Aug 2014 9:30am, 13 Aug 2014 54 posts	0 Jimmy56 Orca TRNs ( wiggle.co.uk ). Cheap, tough, had mine years and happily swum up to 4 miles in it.
Kimbles Aug 2014 9:39am, 13 Aug 2014 4,418 posts	0 Kimbles I'm looking for a new wetsuit as my Aquasphere is quite heavy and to be honest was an ex-hire and the seam at the back which was dodgy is beginning to play up. I was looking at that Orca one on wiggle as well.
stu8 Sep 2014 8:24pm, 1 Sep 2014 1,786 posts	0 stu8 I got the mens one so happy to hear positives on here. ? don't know why the mens is only 88 though ?
Carpathius Sep 2014 8:35pm, 1 Sep 2014 4,131 posts	0 Carpathius Thanks people. Christmas wishlist I think!
Caramama Sep 2014 3:46pm, 11 Sep 2014 10 posts	0 Caramama I got a short one off ebay for about £21. It was fine but can't comment on longevity. The full length ones weren't much more.
Caramama Sep 2014 3:46pm, 11 Sep 2014 11 posts	0 Caramama I got a short one off ebay for about £21. It was fine but can't comment on longevity. The full length ones weren't much more.
southcoastclaret Sep 2014 6:23pm, 29 Sep 2014 254 posts	0 southcoastclaret Perfect time of year to get in touch with Triuk and pick up one of their ex-hire ones which have just been returned. I got one about 4 years ago for £50, been great.
Cyclops Sep 2014 6:39pm, 29 Sep 2014 1,573 posts	0 Cyclops I have an exrental TriUK one too - mine was £75 two years ago.
AngusClydesdale Sep 2014 6:40pm, 29 Sep 2014 8,265 posts	0 AngusClydesdale Nothing wrong with getting a pre-weed wetsuit on the cheap.