Mens Element 3/2 Front Zip 2022 Wetsuit

ION Element 3/2 Front Zip Wetsuit

The ION Element 3/2 Front Zip is the suit for the warmer parts of the year when you want to stay comfortable in the water. The Element borrows technology from suits further up ION's range from the Seek Core and Seek Amp, but does so at an everyday price. The front zip seals across the chest rather than down your back, which means less flushing and more flexibility to the shoulders. Genuinely supple, stretchy, and built to last.

• For all watersports in the warmer months
• Supple, stretchy and comfortable
• 3mm core, 2mm arms and legs
• Front zip entry
• Glued and blind-stitched seams
• Hot_Stuff 2.0 thermal lining

Performance & Feel

The Element sits one step up from the Static at the accessible end of ION's wetsuit range, and the appeal is straightforward: tech borrowed from further up the line at an everyday price. For most UK waters that makes this 3/2 a spring-through-autumn suit, or high summer if you feel the cold.

The front zip seals across the chest rather than down your back. Inside, ION runs two of its own linings. Hot_Stuff 2.0, which is the stretchiest thermal lining in their range, sits across the chest and back to keep your core and torso nice and warm, while the lighter Silk_Stuff through the shoulders and arms stays soft on the skin, stretches well, dries quickly and aids getting the suit on and off. Seams are glued and blind-stitched, with fusion reinforcement on the highest-stress areas and Melco tape added to the load-bearing sections of the suit. None of this is reinventing the wheel. It's simply an honest, comfortable, stretchy 3/2 that does its job across every discipline, from a surf to an open-water swim to a summer kite, wing or SUP session, without asking much of your wallet.