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I needed a leash this winter. I have historically had loads of leashes, most have been at least okay and some have been utter shit. The main problems I have had with leashes are; the cord decides that under my foot is the place to be when I catch a decent wave, the leash is bought with kinks in it and no matter how much stretching pulling, hanging and other forms of torture it is subjected to it remains defiant in its kinkiness, the leg strap is too short because they are not designed to go round a leg with...

Before we start I think it is good to identify what makes a wetsuit boot good: Well fitting Good feel for the board No toe rolling Good water seal Good seams Warm   So, are Solite boots any good? I had a pair of Solite boots last year and loved them. They were warm and comfortable but towards the end of the year I think I should have remoulded them to my feet. My second toe, which is abnormally large, probably because I come from rural Scottish stock, became a bit uncomfortable. After that experience I was slightly nervous about...

In my wetsuit wearing lifetime the fragrance coming from my wetsuit boots has ranged from the amazing surf shop neoprene whiff to the reek of a 1980s urinal at the local pub where mysterious yellow stalactites would form from the porcelain furniture. I now finally have taken measures to prevent the stink so I don’t have a tea or a coffee before I surf and I always try and find a nearby bush to empty the bladder prior to donning the neoprene. However, even without using my boots as a yellow water receptacle they still stink but the guys at...

The obvious way to for a wetsuit hanger to be suspended would have been via a carabiner. During the design process there was deliberation whether to make a new mould for a plastic hook or use the tried and tested method of using a carabiner. In the end we invested in a mould, this is how the decision was made and a brief description of the design process. Most of the design refinements had been made to the hanger part of the c-monsta but the method of suspending it had not been confirmed. The obvious way was to do what...