Doug, any insulation that fits under the wetsuit (without constricting blood circulation or impeding muscle activity) will help. That thin polypro will help some, but not much. If your wet suit had been bought with more room, you might have been able to make use of 100-weight fleece, and benefited from it. Note that what divers do about this might be different than we surface-dwellers, because at depth the external pressure will compress the insulation and might make it pretty useless. In any case, I would not go much beyond 100-weight, because if you get too much room under there, you might get more leakage or circulation allowing exchange with colder outside water at the ankles or wrists or at the hips. If a paddler is hoping to use thick fleece under a wet suit to deal with really cold water, I think he/she should seriously consider a drysuit, anyway. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lloyd" <dalloyd_at_telus.net> > Dave said: > >Bottom line: Make your wet suit have: No leaks; close fit; fleece underneath; titanium (or similar) in the rubber mix. >> > I chose the "tight is better" differential when I purchased my wetsuit. > Being close fitting attire, I can't really wear thick fleece underneath, > just light to mid-weight polypro. Due to the "law of conservation of mass" > I'm a little fatter than before, so things are real tight now. > What weight/thickness of fleece are you referring to? Enquiring minds want > to know (what say you Greybeard?). *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 14 2003 - 21:29:11 PST
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