Who makes Yamamoto neoprene?
DuPont
This is commonly known by most as Neoprene which is a DuPont trademark. Nineplus wetsuits exclusively use Yamamoto rubber which is derived from Limestone and is over 99.7% calcium carbonate compared to petroleum based neoprene manufactured by other companies. Our neoprene is as environmentally friendly as possible.
What is Yamamoto neoprene?
Yamamoto rubber, hailing from Japan, is widely regarded as the premier neoprene on the market. It’s more densely packed than other types of rubber, which means there’s less room for water to slip between the cracks and be absorbed by the suit. This, theoretically, results in a lighter, drier bodybag.
Is Yamamoto neoprene durable?
Yamamoto neoprene is more durable than traditional neoprene, and the fewer panels mean fewer seams and fewer places for the suit to break down.
What is SCS neoprene?
SCS (Super Composite Skin) is a very unique material which by special processing is applied as a coating / layer over the surface of independent closed cell neoprene. The micelle structure on the rubber surface repels water when in contact with air, and reduces the surface resistance when in contact water.
What is limestone based neoprene?
Limestone neoprene wetsuits The main neoprene compound remains chloroprene, but instead of using dirty petroleum based ingredients it now uses calcium carbonate from limestone to form chloroprene rubber chips. The melted substance is infused with air bubbles and baked into a block of neoprene foam.
Is Vissla a good brand?
Compared to other well-established and older brands, Vissla is new in the surf world but has already established an excellent and famous name in the apparel market, especially when it comes to wetsuits. The brand is known for providing high-quality products that quickly ate up consumer’s attention.
Is Yamamoto neoprene warmer?
Better wetsuits start with better materials. Yamamoto neoprene is widely recognized as the thinnest, lightest, warmest neoprene available in the market.
Where is feral wetsuits located?
FERAL Develops Warmer, More Affordable Wetsuits San Francisco surfers design suit they always dreamed of and sell direct online. “Multiple customers have reported back and said ‘this is the best wetsuit ever,’” says FERAL wetsuits co-founder Alex Salz.
What is SCS Nano coating?
The most hydrodynamic and durable wetsuit coating available. Super Composite Skin Nano reduces the suit’s underwater coefficient of dynamic friction to 0.026 (in comparison to 4.0 of regular neoprene).
Where is neoprene made?
Neoprene is a petrochemical substance, which means that it is made from petroleum in a factory. Polychloroprene is made with a process called free radical emulsion polymerization, which turns natural chloroprene into synthetic polychloroprene.
Is Vissla Australian?
Vissla, whose Australasian operations are headed by John Mossop, Brad Bricknell and Peter Casey, is now in close to 100 stores across Australia as the first spring collection hits the stores. Vissla and Amuse Society are global brands owned by Stokehouse Unlimited and have operations in the US, Europe and Australasia.
What makes a Yamamoto neoprene wetsuit so buoyant?
Yamamoto neoprene is a limestone sourced rubber and whose amazing properties include: Nitrogen gas blown rubber that augments the insulation of the wetsuit, making it warmer A 23% higher closed-cell structure than oil derived neoprene, making it more buoyant
What are the model numbers of Yamamoto neoprene?
What is Yamamoto Neoprene? 38, 39, 40. These numbers do not reference European shoe sizes nor do they allude to a series of symphonies, instead these are the proletariat model numbers that correspond with Japanese rubber manufacturer Yamamoto’s lines of neoprene rubber.
Which is better the Yamamoto or the feral?
They’re perfectly warm, as I can attest after a few Northern California winter surfs. The Yamamoto is a bit less stretchy than traditional neoprene, so I found the Feral suit a little more difficult to pull on. But because there are fewer seams, it felt fluid and endlessly elastic while surfing.
When did Yamamoto start making wetsuits for triathlon?
Yamamoto began producing wetsuit material in 1961 and have grown with the sport of triathlon ever since Dan Empfield’s pioneering work marrying the garment with the sport. Yamamoto’s rubber was chosen after the discovery of the unique properties that the rubber holds making it a perfect fit for triathlon specific garments.