I am a two year owner of a Matuse Tumo 5/3 wetsuit with a front zip entry. Although Matuse is actually a fresh wetsuit brand it swiftly situated itself at the top of the quality wetsuits ladder. Unfortunately - this also comes with a price. Matuse wetsuits are in average a lot more costly than other wetsuits. Largely because they use geoprene instead of neoprene as their base material and partly also due to the fact they concentrate on top end wetsuits.
What is The Deal with Geoprene?
Geoprene is limestone based neoprene that is supposed to be 98% impermeable (over 30% more than typical neoprene), soak up much less water, last longer and commonly be warmer. Is this true?
Matuse Tumo 5/3
These are a couple of things that I've noticed while utilizing my Matuse Tumo:
It is lighter
The 5/3 Tumo is lighter than a regular 5/3 wetsuit. It is lighter when dry and it's much much lighter when wet. Matuse Tumo really almost does not soak up water so there is only a little extra weight added while you are in the water and when you get out of it. When you feel it, should you squeeze the neoprene in your hand it doesn't feel so spongy wet as a regular wet does. And only a bit water comes out.
Smooth and silky
The wetsuit or geoprene in general, I'm not certain, feels genuinely smooth and silky. The material pretty much feels like some type of plastic but not in a inexpensive way.
No smell
This wetsuit has no neoprene smell, even when it was fully new. I do not believe it has any smell at all.
Front zip entry system
Simple to get in and out, no problem here.
Flexibility
Flexibility is OK and fully comparable to the new neoprene wetsuits of the same thickness. Which signifies I did not notice any difference.
Warmth
The vital one. All I can say is - yes, Tumo wetsuit is warmer. You may in fact feel that the wetsuit you are wearing is not wet and full of water. It is practically as if it radiates some sort of dry heat back in to the body. I use the 5/3 in water temperatures down to 50F (10C) or at times even a couple of degrees less. This really is as cold as it gets here. These aren't the most extreme conditions but ordinarily waves are accompanied by wind which in addition enhances the feeling of cold. So when the wind isn't strong and if there are enough waves to help keep me moving and active I'm comfortably warm through the entire 2-3 hour session. But when there's a lot of sitting and waiting in the wind then you'll get cold even in this wetsuit.
Flushing
There's only one thing wrong with the Matuse Tumo. I feel like there's a bit bit more flushing in the neck location than with the earlier wetsuits I have owned. In smaller up to headhigh waves which are not that powerful I get flushed once or twice behind my neck almost every session. I feel the purpose for this is that the collar of the wetsuit is kind of short, shorter than with other wetsuits, it reaches lower up your neck and hence opens up to water quicker.
Apart from that, thumbs up for the Matuse Tumo.
What is The Deal with Geoprene?
Geoprene is limestone based neoprene that is supposed to be 98% impermeable (over 30% more than typical neoprene), soak up much less water, last longer and commonly be warmer. Is this true?
Matuse Tumo 5/3
These are a couple of things that I've noticed while utilizing my Matuse Tumo:
It is lighter
The 5/3 Tumo is lighter than a regular 5/3 wetsuit. It is lighter when dry and it's much much lighter when wet. Matuse Tumo really almost does not soak up water so there is only a little extra weight added while you are in the water and when you get out of it. When you feel it, should you squeeze the neoprene in your hand it doesn't feel so spongy wet as a regular wet does. And only a bit water comes out.
Smooth and silky
The wetsuit or geoprene in general, I'm not certain, feels genuinely smooth and silky. The material pretty much feels like some type of plastic but not in a inexpensive way.
No smell
This wetsuit has no neoprene smell, even when it was fully new. I do not believe it has any smell at all.
Front zip entry system
Simple to get in and out, no problem here.
Flexibility
Flexibility is OK and fully comparable to the new neoprene wetsuits of the same thickness. Which signifies I did not notice any difference.
Warmth
The vital one. All I can say is - yes, Tumo wetsuit is warmer. You may in fact feel that the wetsuit you are wearing is not wet and full of water. It is practically as if it radiates some sort of dry heat back in to the body. I use the 5/3 in water temperatures down to 50F (10C) or at times even a couple of degrees less. This really is as cold as it gets here. These aren't the most extreme conditions but ordinarily waves are accompanied by wind which in addition enhances the feeling of cold. So when the wind isn't strong and if there are enough waves to help keep me moving and active I'm comfortably warm through the entire 2-3 hour session. But when there's a lot of sitting and waiting in the wind then you'll get cold even in this wetsuit.
Flushing
There's only one thing wrong with the Matuse Tumo. I feel like there's a bit bit more flushing in the neck location than with the earlier wetsuits I have owned. In smaller up to headhigh waves which are not that powerful I get flushed once or twice behind my neck almost every session. I feel the purpose for this is that the collar of the wetsuit is kind of short, shorter than with other wetsuits, it reaches lower up your neck and hence opens up to water quicker.
Apart from that, thumbs up for the Matuse Tumo.
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