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Anyone use a neoprene wet suit top for cool water conditions?
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:52 am
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:52 am
I have a wetsuit for when the water is cold. I'm looking for alternatives for the water is a bit chilly, not really cold enough to require a wet suit but when it's cold enough it hurts your nuts to get submerged but you can acclimate and when you get out of the water you feel frozen. Shopping on Amazon I see several types of tops, some pull on tops and some zippered vest type tops. I've no experience with the thinner 1.5mm neoprene shirt type tops. Are they hard to get into and out of? Seems like if they are tight enough to keep water off your body they would be really hard to get into and out of? Most of the vest types don't have arms. I'm kind of wanting short sleeves thinking I lose a lot of heat from the arm pits but maybe just the vest type is better with 2-3mm neoprene?
Looking at something like this.
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Looking at something like this.
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This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 7:54 am
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Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:01 am to DeoreDX
I have one that is long sleeve similar to that. I think its made by Connelly. It might be an Oniel. Its not hard to put on or take off, but if you try to put it back on while its wet its not fun (cold).
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:15 am to DeoreDX
I don't have one, but I've been looking into getting one for winter kayak fishing. I think I'm going to go with one of the "farmer john" style wetsuits. I've never fallen out of my yak, but I don't want the first time to kill me.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 9:03 am to DeoreDX
A 3/2 is all you need for Louisiana. I'm not really sure what your intended use for the suit is, but wetsuits are not designed to keep water off of your body. They're designed to do exactly the opposite. Wetsuits keep a thin, insulated film of water around your body that stays heated by virtue of your body heat.
That said, you want a suit to fit snug, but not overly tight such that it's impossible to get on and off. Especially if you're doing some type of physical activity. Paddling a surfboard in a 5/4 is a lot more difficult than paddling in a 3/2. 1.5mm isn't good for much other than keeping the wind off IMO, but a 3/2 will get you through pretty much all but the 2-3 coldest days of winter and still give you some flexibility.
As far as which type of wetsuit to go with, it would help to know what you intend to do with it. If you're kayak fishing, I'd probably go with a longsleeve springsuit. A sleeveless suit would be much easier to paddle with but you will lose warmth in the shoulder area.
That said, you want a suit to fit snug, but not overly tight such that it's impossible to get on and off. Especially if you're doing some type of physical activity. Paddling a surfboard in a 5/4 is a lot more difficult than paddling in a 3/2. 1.5mm isn't good for much other than keeping the wind off IMO, but a 3/2 will get you through pretty much all but the 2-3 coldest days of winter and still give you some flexibility.
As far as which type of wetsuit to go with, it would help to know what you intend to do with it. If you're kayak fishing, I'd probably go with a longsleeve springsuit. A sleeveless suit would be much easier to paddle with but you will lose warmth in the shoulder area.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 9:10 am
Posted on 12/11/17 at 9:18 am to bluemoons
The intended use is for swimming on those days when the water temperatures are around 76-80ish degree range. Wife like to take Disney cruises around Christmas/new years and the water temps in the Caribbean are almost always around 78-80 at that time. I can swim at those temps it just feels a little cold for me for extended swimming. I'm a 85+ water type of guy. Just want something to take the chill off.
I actually have a wakeboard vest that works perfectly at those temps and I'll use it when swimming the lake house when the water temps are below 85. Might look kind of silly with a wakeboard vest swimming in the Caribean.
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I have a short sleeve spring suit I wear Kayaking. I don't mind the spring suit on a Kayak, not something I would want to wear to the beach. So I would like a top I can just throw on with board shorts to keep the chill off.
I actually have a wakeboard vest that works perfectly at those temps and I'll use it when swimming the lake house when the water temps are below 85. Might look kind of silly with a wakeboard vest swimming in the Caribean.
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I have a short sleeve spring suit I wear Kayaking. I don't mind the spring suit on a Kayak, not something I would want to wear to the beach. So I would like a top I can just throw on with board shorts to keep the chill off.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 9:27 am to DeoreDX
for 78-80, a 1.5m top will work fine. You may start sweating.
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