The level of comfort we’ve come to expect in modern wetsuits these days is incredible. From flexibility to warm fuzzy liners, today’s neoprene is head and shoulders above what it used to be even five years ago. So comfortable in fact, you might get the wild idea that staying in your wetsuit for an extended period sounds like a good idea. In truth, it ain’t. Take it from East Coast novelty wave hunter and funny man Ben Gravy.
In a challenge that seems unlikely to catch on – though stranger things have happened (read: Tide Pod Challenge) – Ben Gravy recently spent a full 24 hours in his wetsuit for shits and giggles. You read that right. A full 24 hours during which he went bowling, shopping, ate lunch at Wendy’s, and slept – all while covered neck to ankles in a 4/3 Hyperflex steamer.
“It’s not so bad if you get used to being moist,” said Ben trying to forget about his self-inflicted misery trying to sleep in the thing. We applaud the creativity and perseverance and damn if it’s not entertaining to watch someone else suffer through the awkwardness of explaining to passersby why he’s wearing a wetsuit out, but we’ll have to pass on this one.
