Ok a silly question probably, but I just got my first wet suit: Am I supposed to be nekkid under this thing? I know the surfers don't wear anything under their's cuz they're alway changing on the highway, but what of more modest folk. Doesn't seem to be much that would be too comfortable under there. Mark Sanders *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
As a suggestion, check out a lycra skin at your local dive shop. Makes the wet suit easy to don and remove and may keep the wind chill away as well. I wear a Speedo for diving under the skin and wet suit. I don't wear a wet suit for paddling unless the water temp is below 70 heh heh! And that never happens here. Cya Bob Denton Delray Beach, FL *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I am only a little modest but in many places getting nekkid can mean getting arrested. I also work as a commercial diver and on days when I will (or might) be diving I wear compression shorts under my work clothes. These are like bike shorts without the extra padding. They fit tight and smooth under the wet suit and dry quickly so I don't even need to change out of them for the drive home. The best price I have found is in the sporting good section at WallMart. michael Mark Sanders wrote: > > Ok a silly question probably, but I just got my first wet suit: Am I > supposed to be nekkid under this thing? I know the surfers don't wear > anything under their's cuz they're alway changing on the highway, but what > of more modest folk. Doesn't seem to be much that would be too comfortable > under there. > Mark Sanders *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> I also work as a commercial diver and on days when I will (or might) > be diving I wear compression shorts under my work clothes. I have a pair of Speedo Swim Trunks. They are not the "brief" style, but are like Short bike shorts, with no padding. Work well, and make changing much easier more discrete. On that note, I also have two towels, sewn togehter to make a "poncho" with armholes and a head hole. Works great. Geoff ===== Argh.... Yahoo mail sucks.... *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 5 Feb 2004 at 12:03, Geoff Jennings wrote: > > I also work as a commercial diver and on days when I will (or might) > > be diving I wear compression shorts under my work clothes. > > I have a pair of Speedo Swim Trunks. They are not the "brief" style, > but are like Short bike shorts, with no padding. I made myself a pair of shorts with Polartec AquaShell (nylon lycra outside and fleece inside). They are cut just like bike shorts so wandering around a parking area is acceptable. They sell similar shorts in most paddling shops - they are made of neoprene or fuzzy rubber (another form of AquaShell) usually. I like the fleece as it provides a bit of air between me and the FJ even if I've been quite wet. Better than sitting in a puddle. It's also warmer than a regular bathing suit. In hot weather, I wear these shorts on their own, just because they don't feel clingy-wet like a nylon bathing suit. If it gets too warm, I just wear a bathing suit under the FJ - shorts style with pockets and such. If it's even cooler, I wear cycling tights under the neoprene - these are LG polypro (LG = Louis Garneau brand), sort of like wool tights with a modern fabric. You end up looking like a cyclist wandering around after removing the FJ. > On that note, I also have two towels, sewn togehter to make a "poncho" > with armholes and a head hole. Works great. I've seen fabric tubes sold at various places for parking lot clothes changes. Climbers like them - I think that was the dept that sold them at MEC. I've seen similar for WW paddlers complete with a foot mat that closes up as a wet-gear bag. I use my poly/mylar emergency tarp (the heavy kind) as a curtain; convenient as it's one of the things that's in my "always carry" kayak kit. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I wear nothing...or a pair of board shorts.* A buddy swears by his Utilikilt for an apres paddling change of clothes. http://www.utilikilt.com/ Shawn *Cheap board shorts purchased at WalMart. WalMart also has great polyester athletic apparel that is quite similar to more expensive 'rashguard' apparel. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn Baker" <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com> A buddy swears by his Utilikilt for an apres paddling change of > clothes. > Shawn I go for the "open both doors on one side of the car and change quickly in between" mode. I do wear polypro boxer briefs under the wetsuit. Campmor carries them. Winter paddling involves too much shrinkage to be displaying your wares....... Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I pretty much grew up in wet suits. I have worn nothing, Speedo type suits and board shorts - not all at the same time :-) It pretty much depends on the situation and the suit. Surfers generally go commando and do the street dance getting in and out of the suit. They wear thinner one piece suits that can be quickly changed into and out of under a towel. When you get to the thicker diving type suits they will often be so constricting as to require a Houdini straight jacket type contortionist struggle that a towel around the waist will simply not conceal. Board shorts can be a pain when the legs roll up and bunch when you are pulling on the suit. With a bit of effort you can get your hand under the wet suit and straighten things back out so that everything is once again hunky dory. The Lycra suits are easier, but not everyone is comfortable parading around in skin tight shorts. Wearing nothing at all underneath your new wetsuit is the simplest by far but the most difficult to get into and out of in public with some discretion. So the bottom line here is that it's pretty much up to you. Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Any wet suit I have ever had (neoprene or watersports polartec-type material) were bought because their main zipper was laid out in a way that it could be use as a relief zipper or had two zipper pulls, one of which comes from the bottom near the crotch area. So my choice has always been to wear non-snug nylon running shorts with two things in mind (not getting my privates caught in the zipper when putting on the suit; ability to relieve myself--this is where the loose fit of the shorts doesn't get in the way the way tight elastic compression shorts might). Running shorts have a built in jock support of sorts which is nice to have. They also prevent chafing in the groin area. And they provide a modicum of etiquette when getting in and out of the wet suit in public. ralph diaz-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 1365, Highland, NY 12528 Tel: 845-255-7742; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I would guess that this falls between this thread and the paddling surprises thread: I used to scuba dive quite a bit and my wife, then my girlfriend, would tour on her bicycle to the dive sites. One day I had finished my dive with a friend and we were standing around cleaning up while my wife biked up. I had stripped off my wet suit and was standing in a Speedo bathing suit (men should never wear loose baggy shorts in diving wet suit if they ever wish to have children). My wife pedaled up just as a car filled with teenage girls drove by and whistled at me. Over ten years later, my wife still hasn't let me forget it. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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