Anyone have a solution to my steamer problem
The bottom of the legs, around the calves, fill up with water & just slosh around like a michilen man. very annoying, espescially when I'm trying my hardest to impress the girlies.
My new steamer is tighter at the cuff which I thought would be better at preventing water being forced up, but it's actually worse cause it's even harder to let it out(& sometimes it's not just water).
A small hole in the neoprene behind the calf may solve the problem but it may lead to tearing. & HTFU & wearing just boardies in winter is not a solution for this pussy.
cheers COL
Three options.
1. Get hold of a pair of velcro wrist straps and wrap them around your ankles. I use a pair of wrist straps from old trainer kites and that works fine. Your local kite shop might be able to help. You can even try old surfboard leg rope velcro.
2. Go to a wetsuit repair shop and get them to attach some velcro permanently. A mate of mine did this and he is very happy with the result.
3. The cut leg hole option also works I'm told
yeah... use velcro. I had the same issue (and i reckon most people with long wetsuits would).
I bought some velcro strips in newsagency for few bucks... the only problem is i keep loosing them, so permanently stitched option would be better.
I have the same problem-Velcro would exacerbate the problem as the water comes in the top and pools at the bottom due to the tightness of the cuffs-not from water entering at the cuffs. I'm just going to cut the legs slightly shorter to loosen the suit up and 'hope' it works.
Pls send pic of what type girlies on your beach in winter.
Maybe the real question is 'Should you care?'
If yes, small drainage hole in the front (shin side) I reckon. Water normally gets pushed up from the back / sides of my suit. 
get a new npx assasin wetsuit, they come with there funky drain holes in the legs and also velcro straps to prevent water goin up your leg from the bottom. They are nice and flexible and have front entry similar to the e bomb. Not only super functional but look the goods as well :)
Must be a common problem, a bloody good reason to make sure it is always just water though!
If anyone does put holes in the lower leg of their wetty, let us know how it goes and how quickly it all starts to fall apart. You can be the guineapig!
pinch a few inches up from the bottom of the leg at the back and cut a small v,
works for me on a new wettie from sirroco in freo, hole hasn't made itself any larger, that was after I cut them a little shorter...
insulation tape a couple times round a centimeter or two from the bottom, wo nurries!
I have found that a velcro opening in the crutch of my lime green man kini lets the water out just fine
The "girlies" I'm trying to impress are sensual godesses
but Fooosh, you've caught me out. They are mere fabrications of my over active imagination & even their admiration turns to abhorrence as I step onto the beach & they're confronted by my legs, reminiscent of Boab trees! 
Col,
Try a pair of reef/indo style lightweight booties, pull/stretch the rear of your wetsuit leg just under your heel, put on booties and happy days, no water up the leg.
Hey wats the big deal-at the end of a kite the whole "elephantitus" is aws, u pack up all your gear, and get to your car... the one prob is that at beaches without showers your feet are still hell sandy! Solution-u kept the elephantitus(water wabbling around at your ancles), so you let this out and your feet are washed and your set to strip off for the drive home!!!
I think elephantitus is the sexiest thing cos i know less sand will be getting in my car... and time spent cleaning my car is time possibly taken away from another seshion one on one with the wind!!!
So boys, dont put silly holes in your wetties, the build up of water in the leg is their for a reason!! And sexy to me!!!!
Punched a couple of holes in each leg around the calf area with a 8mm hole punch. Works a treat, the water still shoots up the leg still but sprays out the holes, no more elephantitis legs. Because neoprene is bonded to the nylon it doesn't fray much, just don't punch trough any stitching.
Tape works too but is a prick when you have forgotten it is there when you try and take your wetsuit off.
Thanks guys, & gal. I never realised I wasn't alone with this problem. I'm gunna start experimenting. lots of good thoughts!
cheers COL
--- MANKINI 
---
With booties & Velcro and a bow tie.. whatever does it for you [}:)]
Loosen up, kick back, relax & be freeeeeee 
Impress the old girls who walk the wild windy beaches !!!!!!
P.s not falling in the water seems to fix the problem daaa lol
take yur suit to the guys in the malls that cut keys etc and get them to put things that look like miniture donuts over the holes you put in the calf. they are actually 2 piece rings that are somehow crimped together similar to whats in tarps but smaller. works a treat but be sure to get stainless if you can
I use flipper keepers that boogers (body boarders use) about an inch or two up from the bottom of the steamer. Just cut the rope bit off. $10 from most surf shops. Make sure they fit though if you have big canankles. 
Buy a Mystic, my new one is by far the best wetty for this problem I've owned yet.
D
Wear booties with reasonably high ankles. Tuck the legs into the booties. You stay warm. Your feet stay warm. You get better grip on your board.
yeah agree with pearl , I use the flipper keepers , cheap and very effective , most surf shops have em for 10 bucks or so
