This is a simple trick or better - simple test you can do to try if your wetsuit has good , waterproof stitches. These day wetsuits from medium quality models and up should have 100% waterproof seams. If they don't, keep your hands off.

How to save some money and still get a good but cheap wetsuit or how to totally waste you hard earned currency and buy something cheap and useless. Hmm... or better - how not to do that.

It is difficult to credit a single individual for the creation of the modern wetsuit, but if you had to do it, it would be Jack O'Neill. How wetsuits came from "wool sweaters" to high tech battery powered wetsuits - History of the wetsuit.

When the water gets colder the first thing to add to your wetsuit are neoprene booties. Lets take a look at the booties and what to look for when buying them.

For a real die hard waterman winter is no obstacle. Or maybe you do not even have a choice as winter is the wave rich time of the year in your area. When the water gets really cold, time comes when just a wetsuit is not enough. First thing you put on are booties and the next are the gloves. Lets take a look at the gloves.

Wetsuit can last for a season or a good couple of years, depending on how much you use it and how you take care of it. Here are the Do and Don't of the wetsuit care, but remember after all - the sport is what really matters, don't let your equipment get in the way of your enjoyment.