> From a seasonal approach, I'm wearing a drysuit now, but by the > end of >April I will have shifted over to the wetsuit. Same here in southern Maine and New Hampshire. We tend to wear drysuits with poly under layers from early November through end of April. Then the wetsuits come out. Air is typically single digits to mid thirties, and water is low forties to low fifties during these times. Wind is always a factor too. Hands get punished most, so pogies work best. I generally wear only briefs under my Farmer John wetsuit and a heavy sweater and nylon shell over that. Headwear is a given. It's always chilly when immersing with a wetsuit, but I tend to warm up quickly after a few minutes in the water; the body warms up the water layer in the suit. In very cold, winter conditions, I just don't like getting wet. That's the second-biggest reason for the drysuit... the first reason, of course, is the much cooler water temps. And I guess I really would never consider putting any kind of other layer under the wetsuit. I don't believe they are designed for this (as others have pointed out). Hope this helps a bit more for you. Happy paddling! TomL *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 13 2003 - 17:50:07 PST
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