needessentials Wetsuits

05/11/2026

Surfer - The essentials

The good folks at needessentials have been busy developing wetsuits, drybags, and other gear that perform in any and all conditions, but also won't break the bank.

14/10/2026

The story behind the cuttlefish - we recently caught up with Simon Jones Designs to discuss Torren Martyn and Simon’s latest creation. Read the interview at needessentials.com - how to disappear tab on the website.

11/10/2026

Torren Martyn - Scallop Boardshorts and sand bottom point breaks south of the boarder.
📹 Tyge Landa

15/09/2026

Surf Section from Southern Edge featuring Torren Martyn

In this section from the feature film Southern Edge - Torren Martyn and filmmaker Ishka Folkwell head deep into Tasmania's wild southern coastline, chasing one of Australian's most notorious waves. For the full Southern Edge film at the needessentials films page. Listen to the original soundtrack at...

13/09/2026

Torren Martyn on the cuttlefish - What began as something found on the shoreline became the starting point for a new design.
Simon Jones Designs
📹 Tyge Landa

08/09/2026

Changing Seasons

Our aim is to build the warmest, most comfortable and durable wetsuits on the market. We are continuously working to improve our products to ensure they continue to evolve each season. We only use the highest-grade materials, workmanship and tailoring to make wetsuits that can be trusted to perform in the harshest conditions. This year we have focused on developing a warmer and stretchier rubber with a more flexible internal lining throughout our perennial series of cold water wetsuits.

02/09/2026

Hahnee Chelkowski - Hand shaped 7'2 Twin fin on a Southern Ocean

01/09/2026

Further South - Torren Martyn

I recently had the privilege of visiting Chile and travelled North into Peru, following the Pacific coast during a year when the weather was behaving very differently from normal. El Niño was making its presence felt, with unusually warm ocean temperatures affecting the Humboldt Current and, in turn, the weather along the coast. Warmer seas bring more evaporation and moisture into the atmosphere, contributing in parts of the region to heavier rainfall, flooding and increasingly unsettled conditions.

Read more at How to Disappear on needessentials.com

26/08/2026

Laurie Towner - Hooded 5/4 and 6'3 Quad by Dylan Longbottom

19/08/2026

nconventional Craft Film - available for viewing at needessentials.com films page

Torren Martyn, Laurie Towner, Hahnee Chelkowski and The Surfrider Foundation’s Drew McPherson joined Surf Coast locals, enjoying long days in the water on some lined-up waves. Torren mixed things up, riding an experimental 4’6” Simon Jones-designed twin fin, while Laurie Towner focused on asymmetrical designs. Hahnee, a surfer from Tasmania who also features in needessentials’ latest film, ‘The Spaces In Between’, rode a self-shaped longer-length board, while Drew enjoyed another unconventional craft Simon Jones-designed Remote Location twin fin on his backhand. The crew took unconventional approaches to some quality winter conditions, and below are some images from the swell.

📹 Tyge Landa Joseph Daniel
Edited by harrydott