A Better Look at the Patagonia Wetsuit
By Rocky Thompson on December 22nd, 2006
Since Patagonia can’t seem to get any information about their wetsuits up on their website, one extremely loyal fan has done it for them. The Patagonia wetsuit’s innovations include a Merino wool lining and neoprene made from 80% non-petroleum based ingredients. The new neoprene traps more dead air space improving on the insulating qualities of traditional neoprene while the wool lining has a low thermal conductivity rate for long-term warmth.
Hmmm… stay warm in the water, smell like a wet sheep, what’s not to like?
You said it best Techweenie. There is nothing finer than wet sheep.
[...] Matuse makes their wetsuits with calcium carbonate which is derived from limestone to make rubber. They don’t use petroleum so the gear is sustainable, plus it has better insulating properties than traditional neoprene. Matuse is kind of like Patagonia, but with a better website. [...]
[...] 5. Patagonia Wetsuits Wetsuits with Merino wool liners that use Neoprene efficiently enough to thin it out. [...]
[...] Hello? I’m glad you’re home. I’m drowning. Can you call someone who knows CPR, get one of those heart shocker things, and meet me at the beach? What? Oh, yeah. No, I’m calling from my cell phone, I got one of those AquaPac waterproof things for my phone. No, they work with flip phones now, too. You were right. It’s too big out here for me to surf. I got caught inside and now I’m being held under. Yeah. I’m wearing one of those new Patagonia wetsuits, tell the other surfers to drag me to shore before they steal my cool wetsuit. By Rocky Thompson [...]