[Paddlewise] Non-neoprene wetsuit recommendations

3mm neoprene Farmer Johns/Janes are an old stand-by for cooler water
paddling.  But a number of other materials have come along over the
last few years that are supposedly better than neoprene for this
application -- being more comfortable, more flexible, lighter, etc.,
while apparently offering just as much warmth as your standard 3mm
neoprene.  Polartec from Malden Mills is one of these new materials.
There are others I gather.

Does anyone have any recommendations for favorite non-neoprene
wetsuits that they would care to share?

I ask for a couple of reasons.  The first is that many of the garments
I've found that are made from these newer materials are available as
separate tops and bottoms, rather than an integrated Farmer J style.
The second is that for some of the newer Farmer J style wetsuits, it's
very hard to tell what they're using material-wise.  For instance, is
Rapidstyle's "Fuzzy Rubber" product made completely from the newer
materials, or is it instead like the range of NRS wetsuits, all of
which include at least a layer of neoprene at their core (even if
lined in and out with other materials).

It's all a bit confusing.  And it's not as if it's easy to find a
retail outlet offering multiple manufacturers' wares for one to sample
for best fit and comfort, let alone in-water performance.
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