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What is the difference between the Tumo and Hoplite?

        -Hoplite – Back zip

-Hydrasilk Pro: Our premium Nylon offering minimizes water adsorption and maintains your suit’s overall shape memory, adding to its longevity. Hydrasilk Pro is buttery-soft located inside and outside of your suit, aka you won't want to take it off.

-Internal Farmer John Floodgate: Minimizes water entry on zipper opening side.

-YKK Vislon Zipper: Large #10V size zipper for ease of closure and prevention of salt corrosion.

-Satin-Seal Taping: Silky smooth taping applied to the inside seams adds durability to areas of high use. 

-Oversized Knee Pads: Keep your duck diving knee pressure damage to a minimum with our oversized coverage. 

        -Tumo – Front zip

-Hydrasilk Pro: Our premium Nylon offering minimizes water adsorption and maintains your suit’s overall shape memory, adding to its longevity. Hydrasilk Pro is buttery-soft located inside and outside of your suit, aka you won't want to take it off. 

-YKK Aquaseal Zipper: 100% waterproof zipper with snap guard. 

-Internal farmer john floodgate: Minimizes water entry on zipper opening side. 

-Satin-Seal Taping: Silky smooth taping applied to the inside seams adds durability to areas of high use. 

-Oversized Knee Pads: Keep your duck diving knee pressure damage to a minimum with our oversized coverage. 

- Easy access zippered key pouch: With elastic cord on lower leg / you don't have to take your suit off to access a key or other items stored while surfing. Non-locking enamel coated #3 YKK zipper prevents salt corrosion.

Is Geoprene just a marketing term or does it actually make a difference?

• Geoprene (Limestone Geoprene) is a game-changer in wetsuit technology. Its revolutionary closed-cell structure makes it 98% water impermeable, keeping you dry and warm. Enhanced with a titanium-alloy solution, it retains heat exceptionally well, even in cold waters. Geoprene's remarkable stretchability (up to 350% of its original size) and elastic memory provide unmatched flexibility without sacrificing shape, lasts exceptionally long and are sustainably made.

What is the Scipio?

• Scipio is our top of the line suit that utilizes a newer form of Geoprene, It utilizes BlackZero Geoprene which is unique in that it is a high grade source of Matuse’s hydrasilk that radiates your body’s heat back toward itself. The Scipio comes in front and back zip.

Is the Tumo 4/3 warmer than the Scipio?

• They are about the same, however the Scipio is much lighter in weight and has a higher top end level of performance.

I am in between sizes, what should I pick?

• In general you should size up.

 What is the SAR?

• Search and Rescue suit, glued, blind stitched, developed for Search and Rescue divers