Christian wrote: >>> I bought a shorty wetsuit by NRS for use during those chilly days and it feels pretty snug. How tight are they supposed to feel and are you supposed to wear underwear under them or not? <<< The way to dress while kayakking is depending on conditions ( air temperature, water temperature, sea state), your skills ( how likely is a capsize) and personal taste ( do you prefer to overheat while kayakking, or undercool while swimming). A few tips might help: - If your wetsuit is uncomfortably tight while wearing underwear, don't wear underwear; - If the rubber scrapes your skin while paddling, do wear underwear; - If you think your private parts might get stuck in the zipper, wear underpants; - If your wetsuit gets too smelly, burn it; - If you think you look rediculous wearing tight rubber, wear something on top of it. Seriously: If you browse the web, you will find people telling you to wear full wetsuits, half wetsuits with drytops, underwear, no underwear, fleece instead of rubber, rubber instead of fleece, hats, caps, helmets, scullcaps... Just try different combinations and find out what is most comfortable with your climate, your preferences, your tolerance of heat and cold, your standards of decency and your taste in fashion. While trying you will probably have a couple of uncomfortable trips, but that's just part of the learning curve. Personally, when I wear a wetsuit, I combine it with underpants and a stretchfleece shirt, under a semi-drytop. I wear surf booties with socks. Whenever possible, I leave the wetsuit at home and dress in a suit of stretchfleece and a drytop. Happy paddling, Niels. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 17 2001 - 04:47:35 PDT
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