Wetsuit storage -- hanging or folded?

[ccx2]

hung my shortie on the dive shops hanger to dry and looked/noticed it had creases on the chest area , never noticed them before. i wrote/posted in earlier post that I've had no adverse effects from folding and i assume the creases were acquired from wading or folding as i usually stow them so my earlier post were wrong i guess,i will check my other suits out of curiosity. Don't see any big deal in the creases.
iI don't really see what they might hurt unless one would be concerned about the looks of the suit while worn such as wearing a wrinkled shirt. i know a guy? that says he doesn't wear a wrist watch because of the tan line it leaves on his wrist. Some people comment on sunglass tan lines along my temples but they look normal to me and don't bother me.
Like i say the dive shop has hangers made of pvc pipe, a 30 or 45 degree elbow in the middle with two strait section for the length of the shoulder and a 45 on each end,about three dollars at the home depot for the fittings, i would use 1 1/2" or 2".

I went out and checked my others,sure enough Creases, am i doomed? :depressed:

 

[Ricky B]

I went out and checked my others,sure enough Creases, am i doomed? :depressed:

For sure, you're gonna die! :shocked2:

 

[Kharon]

Not sure that I understand. Are you using the noodle itself as the hanger (using a string to connect it to a hanging rod in instead of a wire hook)?

That's correct.

By entire noodle, you don't mean an entire 4' noodle, do you? You trim the noodle to the shoulder-to-shoulder length of the wetsuit?

I don't trim the noodle - it goes to about the elbow region of the arms. Stress is more distributed that way.

Does the unsupported noodle sag? Of course, my shoulders slope so a sag in the noodle might be more natural.

The noodle sags a bit. Depends on the diameter of the noodle.

I assume you let the wetsuit dry first so it's not so heavy when you put it on the noodle. Is that right?

Nope. I hang it inside out right after a complete rinsing. Once it's dry, I remove it and hang it outside out.

 

[Ricky B]

Well, you're really using your noodle.

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[JamieMc5280]

I just recently purchased my first wetsuit and I was instructed to keep it rolled, not to hang or fold.

 

[Basking Ridge Diver]

My son uses my old 7 mm wetsuit from the 80's - folded it since I got it. Neither he nor I have died while diving that suit. :cool2: Creases - sure but it still works. When he gets bigger I will buy him a new wetsuit - but for now - I don't worry so much about folded, hanged or rolled. I hang to dry and then fold them when in storage.

 

[ccx2]

My son uses my old 7 mm wetsuit from the 80's - folded it since I got it. Neither he nor I have died while diving that suit. :cool2: Creases - sure but it still works. When he gets bigger I will buy him a new wetsuit - but for now - I don't worry so much about folded, hanged or rolled. I hang to dry and then fold them when in storage.

For sure.
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