Nice review. I have a one generation older OR Heat and have been out with it twice wingfoiling and find it to be a phenomenal suit. My only quibble is the neck seal, which is the most comfortable I've had but doesn't seal tight like a rubber/latex one would. As a result, it's allowed some water in on crashes, which is not fun. In fairness, the first time I forgot to seal the neck seal and the second time I likely didn't cinch the neck part up enough. Still, if you plan (and no one ever plans on it) on crashing a lot or being submerged or falling at head-first angles, I'd definitely recommend going with the Soul over the Heat.
I’ve got the soul model and highly recommend it.
I got Soul 8 years ago. It is with socks. Gaskets are latex. So good quality, they are still like new.
The suite is perfect!
Nice review. I have a one generation older OR Heat and have been out with it twice wingfoiling and find it to be a phenomenal suit. My only quibble is the neck seal, which is the most comfortable I've had but doesn't seal tight like a rubber/latex one would. As a result, it's allowed some water in on crashes, which is not fun. In fairness, the first time I forgot to seal the neck seal and the second time I likely didn't cinch the neck part up enough. Still, if you plan (and no one ever plans on it) on crashing a lot or being submerged or falling at head-first angles, I'd definitely recommend going with the Soul over the Heat.
I agree with this assessment. The heat is great and very comfortable overall unless you're putting your head underwater often.
Thank you for detailed review