Billabong Mens 302 Furnace Chest Zip Steamer Wetsuit

Billabong Men’s 302 Furnace Chest Zip Steamer is the top-tier of cold water wetsuits. The Furnace provides an incomparable level of heat. We love that the external jersey is made with up-cycled car tyres.

This steamer is the warmest wetsuit Billabong makes. It is their top-shelf men’s wetsuit and is made with eco-friendly materials that do not affect the heat or flexibility of the suit. Their Airlite Recycler is not only extremely lightweight but is the most flexible perforated stretch jersey by Billabong that is 100% recycled. This is limited only by the internal Furnace Carbon lining, which is about 250% and although it has a minor effect on the stretch, the lining itself is said to increase the overall warmth. This warmth comes from small bubbles being held in the lining itself, all the while it’s channelling water out of the suit thanks to its hydrophobicity. 

Billabong 302 Furnace Chest Zip Steamer is suitable for winter across most of Australia’s east coast and can even easily handle Victorian conditions, but we dare say would require gloves, boot and hood! 

To get the most out of your Billabong Men’s 302 Furnace Chest Zip Steamer we recommend washing it with Wetsuit Wash & reading our maintenance guide. 

 

Billabong Men’s 302 Furnace Chest Zip Steamer Wetsuit Features:

• Smart Foam: What Smart Foam provides is 300% elongation, so 1m can stretch to 3m without permanent deformation. Mondo stretch!! The inner layer of a neoprene sandwich is a closed-cell foam, unlike a sponge, which is open cell foam (you won’t find that in any wetsuit, as much as some new-wave competitors falsely suggest).   Learn more about neoprene.
• Dry Max Chest Zip Entry: It keeps the water out, and the warmth in. Learn more on our blog.
• Graphene + Lining: Billabong’s premium internal lining is laid around your core made from carbon graphene, featured all the way up to their $600+ wetsuits. Furnace lining is hydrophobic and is stitched in a way that creates countless air bubbles in the lining, in turn improving thermal retention! It dries quickly too.
• Power-Seam welded Seams: the high-strain seams, such as your shoulders/elbows, are reinforced with a taped seam to ensure greater seal for longer. The best bet is that if the tape starts lifting you can just slap some wetsuit glue there and away ya go. 
• Tape Reinforcing: As we mentioned above, seams don’t stretch as much as neoprene, therefore the most amount of strain is always applied to the seam. By adhering a synthetic ‘tape’ the seam on the Billabong Men’s 302 Furnace Chest Zip Steamer can divert the strain off the seam and onto the tape. Learn more about seams