Stay Warm For Longer With A New Wetsuit From Rip Curl
One of the biggest problems with diving or any other water sport such as kayaking or surfing is maintaining body temperature in cold water. Without having any insulation to protect your body your body temperature will quickly drop in any ocean.
Thanks to the advancement of technology and materials used, the surf wetsuit has indeed come a long way in terms of development and functionality. As this technology advanced so did the various options of different coloured wetsuits become available, so much so that people really started making fashion statements with brands such as Quicksilver wetsuits and Billabong wetsuits leading the way.
Wetsuits are no longer made out of black rubber but neoprene which is found in all modern wetsuit, this material is used because it has a unique attribute of heating up the body by storing some water inside the material. Other more exciting inventions that have made appearances recently is using solar panel heating, gel based heating as well as a heating panel by using batteries.
Rip Curl wetsuits have been pioneers in heated wetsuits. A new product they have released which is supposed to push forward the wetsuit market is the H-Bomb wetsuit. This wetsuit is 3/2 millimeters thick and has a heated warming panel that stretches from your shoulder blades down to your tailbone. Exactly what you need to keep warm in freezing cold water. This kind of technology will allow water activates to spend a lot more time in the water without any risk of danger.
Great brands are really pushing the technology forward for wetsuits and they are now a world apart from the first suits design for the US navy. The benefit of all this new technology is people are going to be able to enjoy themselves in the sea all year round, hot or cold.