Smorgasboarder_11_May-2012
TEST WETSUITS “LET’S SEE WHAT THIS RUBBER CAN DO” ETS WATER WARMERS THE NORTH TO SOUTH OF WETSUITS 2012 Some of us are fortunate enough to only need rubbering up in the colder months of the year and with winter on the way, we’re once again looking at the best ways of warming us through the next while. But, rather than wait for the winter to come to us, we decided to find some cold right away, in a place where tough men and women pull up zippers all year ‘round... We test some incredible wetsuits, gear to keep us warm through our trip to New Zealand, from mild to pretty darn cold. NZ pride... Handmade, custom suits and more by Seventhwave: Page 140 Zee headgear Page 146 THE DISCLAIMER What you are about to see is pages of extremely average (and below-average) surfers mostly attempting to stand up and look cool for a split second or so. We sincerely apologise up front if repeated photos of bald men and a big-bottomed blonde guy offend. And sorry wetsuit manufacturers - we hope not to lower the tone of your great gear with our ugly heads sticking out their necks. Hey, there’s no big-budget productions here, just real products for real people! Enjoy these everyday surfer’s opinions and don’t be afraid to give this great gear a go yourself! Kaikoura razor rocks... How insane are these? 136 may/jun 2012
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TEST<br />
WETSUITS<br />
“LET’S SEE WHAT THIS<br />
RUBBER CAN DO”<br />
ETS<br />
WATER WARMERS<br />
THE NORTH TO SOUTH OF WETSUITS <strong>2012</strong><br />
Some of us are fortunate enough to only need rubbering up in the colder<br />
months of the year and with winter on the way, we’re once again looking<br />
at the best ways of warming us through the next while.<br />
But, rather than wait for the winter to come to us, we decided to find some<br />
cold right away, in a place where tough men and women pull up zippers<br />
all year ‘round... We test some incredible wetsuits, gear to keep us warm<br />
through our trip to New Zealand, from mild to pretty darn cold.<br />
NZ pride...<br />
Handmade, custom<br />
suits and more by<br />
Seventhwave:<br />
Page 140<br />
Zee headgear<br />
Page 146<br />
THE DISCLAIMER<br />
What you are about to see is pages of extremely average (and below-average) surfers<br />
mostly attempting to stand up and look cool for a split second or so. We sincerely<br />
apologise up front if repeated photos of bald men and a big-bottomed blonde guy<br />
offend. And sorry wetsuit manufacturers - we hope not to lower the tone of your<br />
great gear with our ugly heads sticking out their necks. Hey, there’s no big-budget<br />
productions here, just real products for real people! Enjoy these everyday surfer’s<br />
opinions and don’t be afraid to give this great gear a go yourself!<br />
Kaikoura<br />
razor rocks...<br />
How insane<br />
are these?<br />
136 may/jun <strong>2012</strong>
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