Wetsuits: the secrets behind warmth and flexibility
Warmth and flexibility are the most important characteristics of the neoprene wetsuit. What has changed and what will be the future of neoprene in surfing? Neoprene has been invented in the 1930s, but it only enters the history of surfing in the 1950s, by the hand of Hugh Bradner and Jack O’Neill. Things have changed […]
Warmth and flexibility are the most important characteristics of the neoprene wetsuit. What has changed and what will be the future of neoprene in surfing? Neoprene has been invented in the 1930s, but it only enters the history of surfing in the 1950s, by the hand of Hugh Bradner and Jack O’Neill. Things have changed a lot, in the past 60 years. What is neoprene? Technically speaking, neoprene is polychloroprene, a type of polymer. It’s the result of a chemical of chloroprene. After a series of new reactions, the product is baked and expands into neoprene sheets.
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Wetsuits: the secrets behind warmth and flexibility
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