A new introduction into the O’Neill wetsuit line that’s going to be really interesting wetsuit. The Psycho RG8 wetsuit is going to be a chest zip like the O’Neill Mutant, but without the removable hood or the Mutant’s double zipper. I have a picture of the RG8′s entry system, forgive the quality as it was taken with a cellphone.
O'Neill RG8 wetsuit entry system
I’m pretty interested to see exactly how this zipper entry will work. As you can see in the picture, this O’Neill wetsuit uses a chest zip entry where the zipper is always attached. That many help eliminate on of the things that made the O’Neill Mutant hard to get into sometimes. If you’ve worn the Mutant, you know that when the zipper came undone, which you had to do to get into the wetsuit, it’s sometimes difficult to get the zipper back together. It didn’t help that the zipper was right below your chin and it was like trying to look at your neck. Well, the Psycho RG8 should eliminate that problem. THe zipper will always be attached and all you’ll never again have to try and line them up, just get in and zipppp! Nice.
However, this awesome RG8 zipper system isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. For people with wide shoulders, getting into and out of the Psycho RG8 could be hard. It’s not going to have as much room to enter the suit as the O’Neill Mutant wetsuits. That could end up being a pretty big deal for some people. If you have problems getting into your Mutant, then you will want to try on an RG8 before gettting one to make sure it’s the right fit for you. If you wear Rip Curl chest zip wetsuits, you’ll have no problem getting into RG8 and you’ll notice a lot of similarities.
As for comfort, you’ll love the Psycho RG8. It’s going to be made with O’Neill’s new neoprene. Usually, a first year wetsuit is something you might want to avoid, but this is an O’Neill wetsuit and the rules are different. O’Neill is making this their flagship wetsuit and replacing the Mutant 3/2 with the RG8 3/2. There is a lot of expectation behind this suit and you better believe O’Neill is going to make sure their first year RG8 wetsuits are the best. Don’t let this rookie year suit hold you back, I’m willing to bet it’s going to be the wetsuit of the year, probably for many years to come.
There are a few sites prebook selling the O’Neill Psycho RG8 wetsuits. Some of them have a pretty good deal too. For 10% off the O’Neill RG8 wetsuit, check out Hostel Board Company, they’re about one of the only sites I’ve seen with any information about the new O’Neill wetsuits.The O’Neill Psycho RG8 is going to come in a 3/2 and a 4/3 version.
where can i get one size 12
I don’t think they’re making boys sizes yet, but if it’s a popular suit, you better believe they’ll make some. I would look for a mid-August debut for boys sizes.
No hoods?
no attached hoods on these – there’s still the Mutant if attached hood is needed
Hard to put on the first few times but it gets easier with time
I bought a 3/2 RG8 2 weeks ago (I already have the Mutant 5/3). It´s awesome! Super comfortable and warm. Not so easy to get into the first times but after a few times it gets much better. By far the best 3/2 I´ve tried ever!
I’m loving mine!