Wetsuits are designed primarily to preserve your body heat and protect you from the cold, and if you are a water sports enthusiast, you may want to know what wetsuits are made of to guide you in choosing what is suitable for you. If you are looking for a surfing wetsuit or a swimming wetsuit, you might want to know what materials are suited for you.
Wetsuits are usually made from pure Neoprene or a combination of Neoprene and butyl rubber. Neoprene is a waterproof, stretchable synthetic rubber invented back in the 1930s. With the evolving need for a more flexible and stronger wetsuit, other materials may also be used in different types of wetsuits like lycra, spandex or Merino wool.
The surface of the suit can be smooth, waterproofed rubber or skin, coated or laminated with nylon or polyester. The main material, Neoprene is designed to fit around the body to prevent cold water to penetrate, and different thickness of wetsuits are available depending how warm or the cold is the water.
Neoprene in wetsuits is usually classified depending on the quality. It can be the standard neoprene, super stretch neoprene or the super stretch water repellant neoprene. Wetsuits that have super stretch Neoprene are usually priced differently according to the percentage of that type of neoprene on it. If you are looking for a wetsuit for a specific water sport, it is good to check what wetsuits are made of before buying.
Wetsuits with 30% super stretch neoprene are usually less expensive. Super stretch neoprene is usually found in parts of the suit that require more flexibility like the shoulders, arms and the back. Thirty percent super stretch Neoprene is the usual requirement for surfing wetsuits but other more experienced and professional surfers prefer to have up to 100% super stretch Neoprene. It can be used for wakeboarding, recreational swimming and general water sports.
Some wetsuits have 60% super stretch neoprene. These are usually placed in important parts of the suit like the back, shoulders, arms and thighs. Wetsuits with 60% super stretch neoprene makes use of standard neoprene in other parts of the suit.
Wetsuits having 100 percent or pure super stretch neoprene are the most flexible types. They are also considered the lightest. With these characteristics, they are also a little expensive.
Wetsuits are usually zipped at the back or at the shoulders or chest. These allow the wearer ease of putting on or taking off the suit. Other more advanced wetsuits however are made very flexible that it does not require zippers.
So whether you are looking for surfing wetsuit, a swimming wetsuit, or a triathlon wetsuit, that would probably be just easy now that you know what wetsuits are made of.
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