needessentials.com/ are good warm basic
but
quality go o'neill from www.wetsuitoutlet.co.uk/

I'm not sure whats on there at the moment Mick but Hyperride NZ is worth a look for last seasons wetties going out cheap

mocha1 said..
Volte or need essentials are cheap and good quality (got a 4/3 VoLTE last year, very happy with it for July/August period)
surfstitch/eBay for sale wetties (quicksilver pretty cheap eBay store)

Yep my need essentials is going great, going to order a 4/3 soon as well

Suddenly noticed a lot of Voltes in the water & found out (too late) a local surf store had 50% off. Called them & all their chest zips were sold out. Looked around & couldn't find any other good deals on them so I grabbed a 3/2 Quicksilver chest zip from ebay for $180 including delivery. Fingers crossed its better than the quicksilver wetties I've had in the past

^^^^Having never knowing that they make wetsuits, I'd hafta say no.

toppleover said..
I've had a good look online & only found positive things about need essentials.
Anyone got any sh1t to throw at them before I pull the trigger ?

Yep feed back would be good. Same same here. Need a new wettie and considering needessentials. Cheers

Check sizes as mine stretched a bit after a few sessions,next one ill drop a size down,other than that Ive had mine 3 years as a back up 2nd surf wettie and its been great although not as warm as top shelf such as E Bomb and excel but still geat value

Less then impressed with my oneil psyco3 i bought before last winter comfort wise and already starting to fracture. Before that i always bought west :( will be trying need or xcel next time i think

My wife has a needs essential and she loves it

My ripcurl suits have always lasted pretty well 3 seasons of wear t 3-4 sessions a week

Quicksilver ebay store is gold and both my quicky suits are into there second seasons

Patagonia by far the warmest suit I've owned but watch the cut as they are a lot smaller in the chest/shoulders than the others

The Need Essentials & Voltes were highly tempting at their normal retail price, good value....Managed to score a good deal with a quicky SYNCRO 3/2MM GBS CHEST ZIP STEAMER for $180 that had some warm & cozy sounding bonus features along with a description of being F'N light tech lol...arrived today, in a funny looking box resembling a framed poster, really thin & light. Fits great, tight but stretchy (dry). Only concern is the overhead chest zip flap has to stretch over my head heaps more than my excel due to the design too hard to explain, hopefully not an issue. Smoothy outside chest/back with some spiffy Dry Flight Far Infrared Heat thermal lining, stuff inside. Still comfy in a springsuit on Sunday, soz might be awhile before a proper test...also came with a $10 coupon I will prob use on some 2mm booties if size 9 comes into stock, last pair were great. 3 year stitch warranty, 1 year materials etc. If it lasts up to a third winter I will be very happy, Pretty confident it will be warm from the get go

Greenroom said..
Have a look at Flying Objects

Don't they only work for windsurfing, kiting and sup.Can't possibly be any good on a shortboard.

Yeah.

$525 + alpha vs $220
M claims ultimate materials, but at that price, well, I know where my money went.

I bought a rip curl new style dawn patrol last year and the pull over head neck seal bit ripped.... I've also lost my receipt as they are supposed to be three year on stitching warranty..
volte wetsuits by all accounts are pretty good I heard it was a bit of a resurgence of the old west suits which for years were my number one go to...

i will have another look for my receipt for the rip curl, but little disappointed my last steamer was a 500 buck rip curl prior and the stitching unravelled down the back to leg bit (same again God knows where I put the receipt) that did two seasons so I just bought the dawnie/chest zip ..... I don't mind the rip curl ones for comfort but man 500 bucks for two seasons and now 350 for one and a half seasons is a bit rough

Surprised at comments about O'Neil falling apart I've had 2 and both have lasted longer than previous suits - pay a premium though and the need suits look pretty good

Ctngoodvibes said..
Surprised at comments about O'Neil falling apart I've had 2 and both have lasted longer than previous suits - pay a premium though and the need suits look pretty good

Seams cracked on both of mine and leaked like a sieve fairly quickly

Saying that I had a RipCurl that did the same.

My Need is holding up well. Going for a year now. The seams are different tho.