Rip Curl Mens Flashbomb 4/3mm Back Zip GBS Steamer Wetsuit

The Rip Curl Mens Flashbomb 4/3mm Back Zip GBS Steamer Wetsuit is designed to be one of the warmest 4mm wetsuits you can find, and with great stretch. This Flashbomb is a flag-ship suit featuring only Rip Curl’s best materials and construction techniques. Depending on how you tolerate the cold, this suit will keep you stoked from 11-14C – get some boots and gloves if you feel the cold.

Take the best materials on the market, stick them together with high-stretch and water-tight GBS seams, E6 Flash polyfleece lining, and you’ve got outstanding stretch and warmth – if you’re tossing up between this and the chest zip or zipperless version, just remember the zipperless will be moderately stretchier whilst sacrificing the durability that a zipper provides. 

Someone buying a $600 dollar wetsuit knows what they’re talking about (or they’re just plain cashed up) but some features’ significance might be less obvious, like Mesh Skin Panels. This rubbery external lining does two things: repels water making it run off the body, and absorbs heat from the sun. The hydrophobic behaviour of the material preventing water from sticking to you or absorbing into the wetsuit reduces the effect of wind-chill. And of course, being a black (dry) rubber it soaks up any heat from the sun, good for obvious reasons. 

Rip Curl Mens Flashbomb 4/3mm Back Zip GBS Steamer Features:

• E6 Neoprene: A contender for the stretchiest and warmest material on the market, second only to the highly limited E7 neoprene within the Rip Curl range. Incredible stretch, great warmth, supreme comfort and softness are part in parcel to Rip Curl’s top-of-the-line wetsuits.
• E6 Flash Lining: By engineering two layers of fibres within the polyfleece lining, the materials work together not just to retain heat, but also to funnel water off the wetsuit when hung out to dry. No more getting into a wet, cold, smelly wetsuit.
• E6 Thermo Lining: Effectively the same thermal properties without the drying technology.
• Chest Zip: Once you go front zip you’ll never go back! That’s because the chest zip fixes a fundamental flaw of the back zip, which is that it limits your ability to curve your back! 
• Glued and Blind Stitched Seams: A high-performance seam is one that has a great deal of stretch but is also sealed and a GBS seam ticks both of those boxes. The only downfall is durability but Rip Curl has remedied this with their E6 Tape.
• E6 Flash Lining Tape: Used to reinforce the seams, this flexible taping laid along the seam interior is super comfy on the skin and means more protection against pinhole leaks.
• Mesh Skin: An external coating that absorbs solar heat but repels water, creating an outside layer that improves heat retention and limits wind chill.
• Sealed Cuffs: Limits the potential for water flushing at the wrists by creating a seal between the interior of the cuff and your skin.
• Magnetic Stash Pocket: Just like the usual stash pocket but sealed by a magnet to avoid the zip fuzing problem that was a frequent issue of the tiny zips previously used on stash pockets. Plus, it’s easy to use.

 

For optimal care and longevity of your wetsuit, use Australian-made Wetsuit Wash during cleaning and refer to our Wetsuit Maintenance Guide. To ensure you select the perfect wetsuit for you, consult our informative blog posts on topics such as Zipper and Entry Systems, Seams and Stitching, and The Differences in Wetsuits.

PLEASE NOTE: Adreno cannot sell Rip Curl products to customers outside Australia at this time.