I need some advice guys,

As of late, I have started getting some serious rashes on the back of my legs off my wetsuit (Where the back of the leg bends) This has become so annoying and painful, at times I am walking along the beach either like a penguin or looking like I have shat myself!!

Has anyone ever suffered from this and if so, how did you prevent it?

Do the anti-rash gels and anti-rash sticks actually work?


Cheers
Andrew

Ok I cant resist -
try not pissing in your suit so much!
Avoid paddies!
give up and go play golf instead!


for more serious suggestions consider some of the following:
get a better fitting suit.
Go commando or wear a shorty if it is ever warm enough!
put vaseline on the problem area before putting your suit on.
try aquaphor - http://www.aquaphorhealing.com/#/main/athletics.

It sounds like your rash area is not fully recovering and the wetsuit iscausing it to flair back up - vaseline / aquaphor may be worth checking out.

Simon

I don't pee in my wetsuit and i am certainly not taking up golf. Lol ha ha

i'll give the vaseline ago before spending money on a new suit, but people might be thinking why i keep a big tube of vaseline in the car! Lol

However, its not helping things wearing it every other day though.

Cheers simon

Im not sure if im correct but im sure I read somewhere not to use vaseline for wetsuits as it can perish the neoprene.

Also I think the main problem when people complain about itchy wetsuits is :

salt. if your wetsuit dries quick, like on a windy hot day the saltwater leaves salt crystals and this can really irritate your skin. my 2mm shorty does it in the summer. I never rinse my winter wetsuit I normally wash it in ripcurl 'pissoff' once every 2 month and it keeps my wetsuit nice and fresh.

putting on a damp wetsuit. ive done this a fewtimes and ive found it irritates quite a bit especially if there is a bit of sand stuck to it where putting it on.


so I say make sure you rinse youre wetsuit and let it dry to get the salt off
or if its just started recently then give it a good wash in wetsuit detergent like pissoff.

or the best option, chop the legs of just above the knee to turn it into a 5mm longarm shorty. then buy a new 5mm ready for the winter. sorted

Learn to ride upwind then you won't have to do as much walking!!

Cheers guys.

Very funny mick