ONeill Womens Cruise 2mm Front Zip Long Jane Wetsuit
The O’Neill Womens Cruise 2mm Front Zip Long Jane Wetsuit, it a full-freedom steamer as it’s sleeveless design means your paddling isn’t inhibited by rubber – sure, it won’t be as warm as it would be with long sleeves but the mesh-skin torso panels keep your core/vitals warmer than most steamers around this price. With a thickness of 2mm, this wetsuit provides full coverage and is the perfect mid-season option for most water temperatures. The O’Neill UltraFlex neoprene used in its construction ensures optimum warmth and comfort, making it one of the best performing materials on the market. The flatlock seam/stitch design offers exceptional durability and cost-effectiveness, while the front zip across the upper torso allows for unrestricted movement and reduced water ingress. Embrace minimal seam design for maximum stretch, warmth, and longevity. Indulge in your water activities with confidence and style with the O’Neill Womens Cruise 2mm Front Zip Long Jane Wetsuit.
To get the most out of your O’Neill Womens Cruise 2mm Front Zip Long Jane Wetsuit we recommend washing it with the Australian made Wetsuit Wash, reading our Wetsuit Maintenance Guide and hanging it on a Wetsuit Hanger.
O’Neill Womens Cruise 2mm Front Zip Long Jane Wetsuit
- Thickness – 2mm: full coverage in 2mm, the midway mark of surfing neoprenes in Australia and the perfect mid-season thickness for most of us. In QLD you can definitely get away with 2mm in winter.
- Neoprene – O’Neill’s UltraFlex is their midrange rubber, prioritising warmth and easily one of the better performing neoprenes on the market.
- Seam/Stitch – Flatlock: I’d bet there’d be enough flatlock stitch laid in the history of wetsuits to cover the distance of here to the moon and back, and for good reason. It’s extremely durable, almost 2D and is the most cost effective seam out there. But bear in mind the many pinholes created in the stitching process creates plenty of passages for cold water to enter the suit.
- Front Zip – the zip is positioned along the torso, this means that your back stretch is no longer inhibited and being that the zip is 1/2 or less length than a backzip, the amount of water ingress because of the zip is halved. Warm and stretchy, the two things we all want from our wetty.
- Mesh Skin Panels – a tacky rubber is laid on the outside of the suit. This panel is hydrophobic and beads water off the wetsuit, this means those panels are not subject to wind-chill. A wet panel is 25x more susceptible to heat wicking compared to a dry one.
- Minimal Seam design: less seams = more stretch, more warmth and more durability, but you can’t have zero seams otherwise your wetsuit would just be 1 big rectangle.
Not sure what these terms mean? We’ve gone into great detail about the crucial aspects of a wetsuit, watch or read about them at the following links: Seams, Zips and Styles.
