For those who keep up with surfing media, such as magazines, you may have come across the quirky and unique Real Surfing Magazine. Owned by the outspoken, but often on point, Steve Halpin and his wife RSM is a different take on the whole surf mag thing. For one Steve refuses to bend to traditional advertising business models so as to keep freedom of speech intact and the content more authentic. No pandering to advertisers, instead all the chat, comment and opinion is straight up bona fide.
There’s also a nostalgic element to Real Surfing Magazine with articles slanting more to ways of surfing styles of yesteryear and surfing stars with quite the history and pedigree.
Short John unisex thermal lined 2mm shoulder opening wetsuit
2mm Neoprene ‘Short John’ unisex wetsuit with thermal lining – and has a shoulder opening for easy fit.
We find these as warm as a standard 3mm unlined suit – BUT – being 2mm gives you more flexibility.
Wear just as a Short John suit alone for WARMER times OR UNDER your wetsuit for extra warmth in COLD winter waters.
They can be worn under a winter steamer or even summer suit if you wish to extrend the suits seasonal use. Use along with one of our thermal hooded rash vests if you really feel the cold.
Very popular product with open water / wild swimmers, kayakers, Sup’ers and snorkelers too.
These Short Johns come with a thermal watersport fleece lining and are thin enough to get under your wetsuit for added winter warmth. They have a Velcro shoulder enter and are nice and easy to get into.
A recent buyer of our SJ said “Turned my normal 2 hour winter surf into a 4 hour surf and l left the water warm :)”
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NCW was therefore stoked to supply Steve with some rubber gear. After all, Mr Halpin’s quite picky when it comes to personal surfing kit. With winter imminent Steve was sent the NCW short John to be used as a layering garment worn in tandem with his winter wetsuit. This is what Steve had to say following a few months use:
It’s only a short John thing that I’ve worn under my wetsuit this winter when bodysurfing and mat surfing. It’s been a godsend though. I was initially worried about the coming winter as I’m a skinny git that feels the cold. A fellow surfer had a suit from NCW and suggested I contact them about getting a 2mm arm and legless thermal suit to go under my existing wetsuit, especially as I was going to be bodysurfing and belly surfing a fair bit. Submerged in water more than when surfing. It was an absolute essential I can tell you. I didn’t even know I had it on and it made a huge difference to my time in the water. I’m sold for life, and a pleasure to support a passionate small business too! I cannot recommend North Coast Wetsuits highly enough.
Thank you Steve!
If you fancy checking out Real Surfing Magazine for yourself then hit up the links below –
https://www.realsurfingmagazine.com/real-surfing-magazine
https://www.facebook.com/realsurfingmagazine/