Wetsuits with double zippers?

The company you're looking for is a French manufacturer called Piel.
They are very very bouyant and extremely easy to get out of. One
zipper runs down the back of each leg from the back of the neck. That
said they are not (in my opinion anyway for whatever it's worth) the
most flexible wetsuits out there. Not to say they are stiff as a board
but if you are a better than average swimmer to begin with you might
find this suit inhibits your stroke some. It is a really good choice
for a wetsuit though...falls right off in transition (when unzipped of
course)

http://www.metrotri.com/wetsuits.htm

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The company you're looking for is a French manufacturer called Piel.
They are very very bouyant and extremely easy to get out of. One
zipper runs down the back of each leg from the back of the neck. That
said they are not (in my opinion anyway for whatever it's worth) the
most flexible wetsuits out there. Not to say they are stiff as a board
but if you are a better than average swimmer to begin with you might
find this suit inhibits your stroke some. It is a really good choice
for a wetsuit though...falls right off in transition (when unzipped of
course)

I have a helluva time getting my wetsuit off. Once I get to waist level
it bunches up and I lose several minutes fighting it.

Maybe cuz I'm pushing it down instead of peeling it off? Do I need
lessons from a stripper?
Eric

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Eric said:

I have a helluva time getting my wetsuit off. Once I get to waist level
it bunches up and I lose several minutes fighting it.

Maybe cuz I'm pushing it down instead of peeling it off? Do I need
lessons from a stripper?

Don't we all. I just don't have the cash.

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson

Eric said:

I have a helluva time getting my wetsuit off. Once I get to waist level
it bunches up and I lose several minutes fighting it.

Maybe cuz I'm pushing it down instead of peeling it off? Do I need
lessons from a stripper?
Eric

My favorite technique - sit down at water's edge and take it off
there, with your butt still in the water. Slips right off.

Mike Tennent
IronPenguin

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On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 18:27:01 -0400, Eric

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I have a helluva time getting my wetsuit off. Once I get

to waist level

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it bunches up and I lose several minutes fighting it.

Maybe cuz I'm pushing it down instead of peeling it off?

Do I need

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lessons from a stripper?
Eric

My favorite technique - sit down at water's edge and take

it off

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there, with your butt still in the water. Slips right off.

Mike Tennent
IronPenguin

I should have added this to my "lessons learned" post:

While practicing taking my wetsuit off prior to my last
triathlon I was getting very frustrated/nervous because it
was taking me several minutes to get out of it. It had been
very hot and humid and I was sweating up a storm inside my
wet suit.

So the morning of the race I knew I had to solve this
problem. If found that if I filled the suit with water, the
water would cool my legs and the suit would slide from them.
So I tried an experiment. I simulated my race exit and
pulled my (sleeveless) armpit to the side to "scoop" up a
bunch of water. I ran to the transition and the suit came
off very easily.

I put the suit back on and got ready for the race. I
repeated the "water scoop" on my exit and had my fastest
wetsuit transition yet.

So the lessons I learned are that practicing taking the
wetsuit off in dry conditions doesn't help you that much.
You need to practice in a real-world environment (i.e. after
a swim). The second lesson is that a dry wetsuit will stick
like fly paper to sweaty legs. The third lesson I learned
is that a wet suit filled with water will balloon around the
legs and free them for an easier exit.

-CF

ChronoFish said:

So the morning of the race I knew I had to solve this
problem. If found that if I filled the suit with water, the
water would cool my legs and the suit would slide from them.
So I tried an experiment. I simulated my race exit and
pulled my (sleeveless) armpit to the side to "scoop" up a
bunch of water. I ran to the transition and the suit came
off very easily.

I put the suit back on and got ready for the race. I
repeated the "water scoop" on my exit and had my fastest
wetsuit transition yet.

I like that idea. Much quicker.

Mike Tennent
"IronPenguin"

A seasoned triathlete suggested applying shampoo around your ankles to help
slip it off once you get it that far. As the other poster noted, a wet
wetsuit is much faster.

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I have a helluva time getting my wetsuit off. Once I get to waist level
it bunches up and I lose several minutes fighting it.

Maybe cuz I'm pushing it down instead of peeling it off? Do I need
lessons from a stripper?
Eric