{"id":2144,"date":"2008-07-22T15:52:51","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T13:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2008-10-09T09:45:18","modified_gmt":"2008-10-09T07:45:18","slug":"newbie-to-kiting-info-on-wetuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/help\/askapro\/gear\/newbie-to-kiting-info-on-wetuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Newbie to kiting &#8211; info on wetuits !?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My two cents Bruno:<\/p>\n<p>Go to a surf shop to get the right fit and thickness for the water temps you are most likely to encounter. A new wetsuit will last for 10 years if it&#8217;s properly cared for. A few years back, I got caught in a big rip and ended up on the reef trying to save myself and my gear. When I got out of the water, I realized that the wetsuit had several cuts in the chest area as well as the back.\u00a0 I was not injured. So, not only will the suit keep you warm, it will protect you from injury, and ward off the jelly fish.<\/p>\n<p>With regards to budget:\u00a0 I would rather invest a few cents more than less as you will notice the difference in quality of manufacturing and materials. A wetsuit that&#8217;s flexible where attention as been paid to the seams and material and consequently the comfort of wearing will certainly enhance your movability and joy of riding in one when u have to!<\/p>\n<p>I would go for an ION, which is simply the best stuff you can get out there!\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;ll think of me, when you first hit the water in a wettie, ok&#8230;have fun during your trip &amp; keep me updated!\u00a0\u00a0 Gabi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok I am a newbie to kitesurfing and need info about wetsuits, can you help?<br \/>\nI have recently started kitesurfing, I am still training and trying to learn all that I need to know before going to travel abroad to the spots that I&#8217;ve read so much about in magazines.  For my trip, my friend told me I should invest in a wetsuit.  Ok I wont lie I am fat 5&#8217;7 195lbs and I need to know what size to buy. Is it like shirts? Would I buy a XL since thats my shirt size???  What are the purposes of them besides keep you warm in the water??  And finally what brand would you recommend? I dont have much cash so I prob cant afford Quiksilver&#8230;?   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[628],"tags":[601,529,1089,618],"class_list":["post-2144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gear","tag-beginner","tag-ion","tag-quiksilver","tag-wetsuit"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2144"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2146,"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144\/revisions\/2146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kitegabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}