Review: Oneill Woman’s 4:3 Hailo wetsuit
Posted on December 11, 2009 by Srinivas Rao
Product Description
Watertight sealed seams and the most flexible neoprene on the market block out the cold of nature and make you feel as if you are in your own cozy bubble. The Hailo comes loaded with O’Neill’s Deconstructed Barrier and Baseline Drain hole, Contortionist Seamless Shoulder design and 100% Ultraflex DS neoprene.
Product Features
- Chest/Lumbar – Firewall X-type with X-foam
- Knee – UltraFlex DDS with D-foam
- Neck Facing – Glideskin
- Single Fluid Seam Weld on the exterior
- Patented ZEN Zip Closure System
- D-Tox Knee Panel with D-foam and Silicon Padz
- Unfinished wrist and ankle seams with plasma seals
- Paneling – Minimal Seam Design
- Strategic Seamless Paddle Zones
- LSD – Lumbar Seamless Design
My rating our of 5 stars: 3.5
I have had this suit for about 2 months and I already feel like it is getting worn in too much in a short period of time. The back flap is cool and the drain hole is useful, but I still tend to get water seep into my suit more easily than i would like. The seams are well sealed, but the rubber edges of the chest firewall on the outside are starting to rub off a bit. I would like the suit more if it was double seamed on the inside AND the outside. Probably would keep the water out better if it was seamed on the outside and inside. This is considered a pretty high quality suit and I got it at a 30% discount (around $200). Not a bad price for the suit….in retrospect, I am curious to see what other suits are out there… Overall, this is a nice suit and it keeps me quite warm in 60 degree water, especially with some 3mm booties!
This review is by one of my surfing friends Leeron Dvir
