O'Neill Psycho Wetsuit

Great wetsuit to start but for a $700 purchase, the quality has gone through the floor. The seams have just disintegrated leaving whole panels falling off. O'neill reckon they can't repair and offered a small discount on a new suit. Not good enough guys, not by a long stretch, so disappointed I really liked this brand until now.

Best wetsuit I have ever worn. For au $550 you would expect 3 to 4 yrs before shoulders perish . Less than two yrs. Suit material in perfect condition but wetsuit falling apart at seams. This is a manufacturing problem they have used faulty seam seal rubber. After conversing with oneill , out of warranty , bad luck pal. By consumer law when a faulty material has been used it has to be repaired or replaced no matter what length of warranty . I will keep at them . We need everybody with same problem to make as much noise as possible for O'Neil to honour their product.

I bought the Pyscho 2 3/2 after reading many reviews and deciding it, although expensive was a quality wetsuit that would last.,

When new it lived up to all the advertising hype. Soft, warm, flexible, pleasure to use.

This unfortunately was very short lived. When i tuned it inside out to dry the welded seams stuck to the parts of the suit they came into contact with, tearing holes in the skin of the suit on separation.

The suit continued to fall apart and stick to itself until it became necessary to say farewell and look at a new suit.

New suit to ditched in less than one winter season.

I should have known better, but at the insistence of the salesperson that the Psycho 3 had vastly improved, I purchased another O'Neil .

Wrong Wrong Wrong!

This one is continuing in the poor quality tradition

The welded seams are splitting and leaking like a sieve and require constant applications of "Aquaseal"

glue (a good product) to keep it in one piece.

A very disappointing experience.

i have had many wetsuits over the years and none have been as bad as the oniell psycho 3. i have had the welded seams fail on the latest psycho 3 and now oniell will not honour what is printed in black and white on the warranty information provided with the wetsuit. the old pshcho 2 seams are strong durable and with plenty of width. the wetsuit is comfortable but at what price? if i need to spend over $500.00 every 6 to 12 months on a wetsuit i will go with RIPCURL every time from now on as they seem to value there customers more.

This review is for both O'Neill Psycho 2 and 3:

Psycho 2 - the first one I bought in Nov 2011 and in the end of April I notice some failures in the front black panel.. several holes in the outside layer. I return it to the dealer. Only in Nov 2012, I had a final response from O'Neill with a brand-new Psycho 3. After so much time I was happy with the solution :-).

Psycho 3 - I've been using it since then and a hole or two have appeared and I glued it.. no bid deal... But 2 weeks ago I notice the seams, in the front panel are failing apart AGAIN !!!!

I take (very well) care of all my wetsuits, I wash them every time after my surf sessions and never fold it or hang, never leave it in the car or sun exposed... I'm 43 years old and I respect the money I spend. I have 2 other O,Neills with a few years, a Psyco 2 2/2mm (excellent) and Psychofreak 2,5/3,5mm (don't like the fitting) and they're still in use and good conditions.

Now, I had enough, I'm into Patagonia! Hope it last.. tell you about it in one year...

I bought the phsycho 2 for my son in Aug. I am constantly repairing tears. which is no big deal, but now the seams are coming appart on the back pannel. My daughters phsycho is also having the same problem. but on hers the black coating that is over the seams has melted and stuck to other areas on the wetsuit. I will never recommend these wetsuits or buy another again. I am really sorry that I recommended the oneiil brand to 2 other friends who both got them.

The O'Neil Pyscho 2 (specifically the physcho 2 5/3mm) is the best Winter surfing wetsuit on the market in my opinion because:

It is easy the most flexible (very), easy the lightest and easy the warmest winter suit I have ever had in the water. Most importantly, it slips on and off easier than any other suit I have ever tried both wet and dry.

The back entry is excellent so you can put it on & take it yourself without assistance. And it does not leak as much as any other back entry suit due to the extra internal neck seal system.

Excel top end 5/3's despite being very warm are very heavy which impacts your fitness and ability in the water. They are also almost impossible to take off once you have them on without help. No use whatsoever if you ever plan to surf alone.

Billabong Winter top ends are quite flexible but leak a heck of a lot, plus the arms get very cold for some reason. They don't get as heavy as an Excel when wet but are still no match for the Oneil P2.

Rip Curls high enders are very warm don't leak but are inflexible and heavy. They are second best to the O'neil. Although haven't tried the new flashdry yet...

I have wasted more dosh on winter wetsuit experimentation than you can shake a stick at and have learned my lesson through cost unfortunately.

I am not reviewing Summer suits here, only Winter. I will never experiment with any other suit again. The O'Neil P2 is the absolute best on the market bar none. Its better than the O'neil psychofreak which is good also but slightly heavy when wet. Plus cheaper !

Expect your p2 to last two years if you surf a lot and are very heavy on suits. If you are a weekend warrior- four years.

Theres a lot of rubbish reviews below from people who clearly haven't tried a lot of suits which is a pity if you are in the market for a p2. They are just the biz - aloha Phil

bought this new expensive suit one week ago and wore once for a half hour swim, removed and washed as per instructions. After drying then noticed two small tears in front chest panel. Have done nothing at all imaginable to cause tears, surely this is an expensive endurance wear suit and should survive at least a swim.... Sent back to shop but o'neill consider it my fault and will only repair. Will never spend money on an o' neill wetsuit again. My £79 summer wetsuit has been fine for months. This cost £279!!!

Bought a O'Neil Heat 5/3 to replace an old gul winter suit. Within 12 months of not very much use, neoprene is cracking, taped seams coming apart - baggy legs - and only a 1 year limited warranty. My old suit is in better condition than this and a good few years old. Other wetsuit manufacturers offer longer warranties - i guess O'Neil realise that they would be replacing hundreds of suits if they provided a longer warranty.

My advice avoid - go for an Xcel or Gul - read the reviews before buying, i wish i had.

IN SUMMARY THE WORST SUIT I HAVE EVER OWNED - IN 30 YEARS OF SURFING AND WATERSPORTS

Purchased my forth Oneill Mutant in the last three years in late November. I have loved this wetsuit for years in both the 3/2 and 4/3 version. This year they stopped making the 3/2 and are using the RG8 as a replacement (RG8 is a cold one they should call in a full 2mm). I used the suit through December and the first week of January the knee gave out and leaked water. Just like the previous mutant suits I had except this one lasted just under two months!! I took it to the warranty/shipping facility and they were very professional and replaced the suit right away. I have had the new one for less than a month and the Knee has a hole again!! Talking to friends at the beach it sounds like everyone is having the same issue and have switched other brands. I have to say other than the knee issue I have not put on a better wetsuit, warm, flexible and comfortable. However, spending over $300 for a product that gets a hole after such a short time is disturbing. I am not a knee border and dont use my knee to duck dive?? I would not recommend this suit until they fix the knee issues.