Types of Wetsuits, Wetsuits Materials and Wetsuits Thickness and Stitching Ways

Wetsuits mainly include surfing wetsuits, freediving wetsuits, spearfishing wetsuits, scuba diving wetsuits, military wetsuits and triathlon wetsuits in terms of usage. They mainly include full body wetsuits / steamer wetsuits, shorty wetsuits / springsuit wetsuits, john wetsuits, single-piece wetsuits. 2-piece wetsuits, smooth skin wetsuits in terms of style.

There are two aspects for the material, including outside and inside the fabric, middle neoprene material. The fabrics mainly include T cloth, N cloth, and super elastic cloth. The neoprene materials mainly include SBR, SCR, CR, Jako neoprene, Namliong neoprene, Yamamoto limestone neoprene (eco-friendly), Yulex (new eco-friendly material), etc.

The thickness is often from 2mm to 7mm, and sometimes it is the different thickness between torso and other areas. Thicker for torso to keep warmer, thinner for legs and arms to keep be better motion.

There are some common stitching ways for seaming wetsuits, including flatlock, GBS (glued blind stitching), tape, liquid, weld, and so on.