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Holiday this year will include lots of aquatic activities necessitating the need for this item of clothing. Seeing as I've let myself go a bit, any advice on how I can avoid looking like some charred, burst banger - other than not getting in the water in the first place or freezing my nads off?


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:13 pm
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Two options that I can see here;

1 - Lose weight
2 - Get a wetsuit which fits

Hope that helps! ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:14 pm
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Do not spend too much time in the shallows, unless you want lots of people smearing Vaseline on you to stop you drying out..


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:18 pm
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I've seen loads of tourists wearing boardies and a t-shirt over their wetties this summer (****ing muppets).

you could just not worry about it and enjoy your hols. It's likely that no-one is really gonna care, and aquatic activities are loads of fun. Otherwise, start getting plenty of miles in on the bike.


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:20 pm
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too late for the emergency crash diet. At least it wont be as bad as the time I had to wear incredibly skimpy speedos in a swimming pool in France - not a pretty sight ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:23 pm
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If you decide to buy a new wetsuit. Some beautiful ones can be found [url= http://bydiddo.com/?p=152 ]here.[/url]


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:24 pm
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Wetsuits are unforgiving. The simple answer is suck it up, fatboy.

I've seen loads of tourists wearing boardies and a t-shirt over their wetties this summer (**** muppets).

I often wear boardies and T over my wetsuit when kiting, my harness is built into boardies and my club T is used to identify club members. They make no difference to the wetsuit (other than looks).


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:25 pm
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And should you get unexpectedly yanked along the sand by the kite, boardies can avoid the need to buy a new wetsuit ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:31 pm
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I have quite a bit of a beer gut now, so a large neoprene rash vest is worn to hide the lines (must be oversized or it won't work)+ board shorts over shorty wetsuit (the fashion of boardshorts over a full length wetsuit looks stupid IMO).


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:34 pm
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Indeed curious, indeed. I now wear them over my drysuit - by christ thats a combination to swim in when the kite goes down! But the drysuit does hide the fat, even if I look like Captain Scarlet ๐Ÿ˜€
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Posted : 22/06/2009 3:35 pm
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Yep, shorts over my wetsuit as well, when sailing. Helps prolong the life of the suit when you're hiking out all day.


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:37 pm
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Swimming with a kite, CK? That's what body dragging is for ๐Ÿ˜›
I have thought about a drysuit, but also saw a heated wetsuit a while ago, but it's $1000. I'm not sure I can justify that kind of expenditure.


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:39 pm
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I thought this was a thread on failed contraception.

Maybe I need more sleep!!


 
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CO - Body dragging only works when you have all (or most) the lines functional - I've snapped lines twice now, once off the Sefton coast with an 8 knot outgoing tide and a cross-shore wind and once about 600 yards off the coast of cyprus with 4-5knot cross-shore currents - neither were fun! With the one off the sefton coast I got back to shore and nearly whited out I was that knackered! I think a heated wetsuit is a bit far, I'm happy with the drysuit being able to wear a normal pair of jeans/trackies and Tshirt underneath and just peel it off and get in the car nice and dry!


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:44 pm
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fbk No, it's about wearing black rubber for special interests ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

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Posted : 22/06/2009 3:45 pm
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B.A.Na, you filthy, depraved perv. Your board is on the wrong way round!
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Posted : 22/06/2009 3:48 pm
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Neoprene is inherently stretchy so as CK said - suck it in - a wetsuit is one of the least flattering bits of kit if you have some extra "rolls", unless this is the look you are after?

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You could try wearing a men's corset underneath if you are really worried.

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Oh and don't holiday in Iceland or Japan!


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:54 pm
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heh, CK. [i]That's[/i] why I tend to go out when the tide is out and never in off-shore winds ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 3:57 pm
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Flasheart, am I to understand by your coment that you are a gay on a tray? ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 4:18 pm
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hmm, I wore shorts over my wetsuit when sailing to prevent the inevitable snags, perhaps I just need some Simon Cowell shorts that end just below the nipple line..


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 4:19 pm
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coughcoughprickonastickcoughcough

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Posted : 22/06/2009 4:20 pm
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CO - neither were offshore winds ๐Ÿ˜€

Best option is to be a dopeonarope (or 4 ropes) ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 4:24 pm
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I have to point out that a dude should never wear a wetsuit without board shorts on. I have photos of my mate without shorts over his wetsuit when we went wakeskating on a lagoon. He looked like a short, fat fetishist.

I was wearing shorts and so only looked bloody stupid.


 
Posted : 22/06/2009 4:30 pm