====== Clothing - Cold Conditions ====== "//Mister, you've got a lot of hard bark on you walkin' down here like this…//” - Richard Boone's character Grimes, in __//Hombre//__ {{youtube>YJTvMmulHsM?start=102}} . When it comes to paddling **in cold weather/water** you're going to **need** something **more than hard bark on you****.** ---- See also [[:paddle_clothing|Clothing for All Paddling Conditions]] ---- ===== Intro ===== ---- * [[https://www.coldwatersafety.org/gear-guide|USA National Cold Water Safety Guide to Cold Water Gear]] * [[:decision_trees_wear|Examples of Wetsuit/Drysuit Choices In Various Cold Water Locales]] (C//urrently these include a few examples where drysuits are also used, but we could definitely use more input from drysuit paddlers in colder places like the North Sea//) If you have no experience with cold water you may want to start here - [[:cold_water_paddling|]] ---- ---- ===== Wetsuits ===== * **Intro** [[:wetsuits|Wetsuits: The Basics]] * [[:happy_cold_water|How to Be Happy in Cold Water]] partially an ad for Seventh Wave Wetsuits but has a lot of good information * **Sources** [[:wetsuit_brands|Wetsuit Brands/Outlet Stores]] * [[https://tcsurfski.com/2023/02/04/ppp-episode-42-leveling-up-with-giant-fish-founder-scott-darling/|TCSurfski Interview with Giant Fish Owner, Scott Darling]] * **Discussions: Wetsuits vs Drysuits vs ??** * //Notice that these discussions tilt toward wetsuits over drysuits. Undoubtedly newer wetsuit construction has made wetsuits more practical. We hope we will be able to round out these discussions to include a greater variety of views.// * [[:wetsuits_vs_drysuits_2011|Discussion 2011]] * [[:choosing_wetsuits_drysuits_2013|Wetsuits, Drysuits, Farmer Johns? 2013|]] * [[:which_wetsuit_2013|Which Wetsuit, Again? 2013|]] * [[:wetsuits_2016|Discussion 2016]] * [[:vaikobi_vcold_bham_winter|Discussion VCold, Rodeo Pants, etc. 2017]] * [[:wetsuits_vs_drysuits_2019|Discussion 2019]] * [[https://tcsurfski.com/2021/04/16/updated-guidance-on-cold-water-paddling/|Nick Murray (of TCSurfski)]] 2023 * … * **Liners/Rashguards** * See [[:rashguard|Rashguards]] * **Cleaning After Use in Salt Water** * [[:wetsuits#proper_care|Proper Care]] * [[:wetsuits_cleaning_2022|Discussion 6/3/2022]] * … ---- **Humor: Vaikobi vs Giant Fish** {{youtube>dJ_zmR8K5-4?large}} ---- ===== Drysuits ===== Judging by the significant number of serious downwinding videos from Scandinavia where paddlers are wearing drysuits, those folks have clearly come to terms with strenuous paddling in drysuits. Beyond the obvious tips for cooling down, we hope we will get more insight from those paddlers about how they manage temperature with drysuit paddling. * [[:drysuits|Drysuits, Semi-Drysuits, Paddle Suits]] * [[https://paddlingmag.com/gear/drysuit-guide/|Drysuit Guide from a Whitewater Paddler]] * [[:s_wendelboe_cold_weather_clothing_choice|Norwegian Paddler's Advice (Prefers Drysuit for Winter Paddling) ]] * … ---- ===== Footwear ===== It's not unusual for surfskiers to not use footstraps (e.g. step on top of them) when they use cold water footwear that is wide enough to make keeping one's bootied feet side-by-side under straps difficult or impossible. * [[:booties|]] * [[https://paddling.com/gear/paddling-clothing/kayak-clothing/kayak-shoes/|Paddling.com Footwear List]] this is every kind of water footwear they review - not just for cold weather/water. ---- ===== Gloves/Mittens/Pogies ===== * **Discussion** * [[:pogies|Comments 11/16/2009]] * [[:stories:cold_hands_pogies|Cold Hands and Pogies 11/12/2020]] * [[:stories:keeping_pogies_open|Keeping Pogies Open 1/6/2023]] * [[https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/the-best-winter-and-cold-water-paddling-gloves/|Paddling Light Article]] * **Options** * **Lists** * [[https://paddling.com/gear/paddling-clothing/kayak-clothing/kayak-gloves/|Paddling.com Glove List]] * [[https://www.kayakacademy.com/collections/paddling-gloves-and-mitts|Kayak Academy Gloves and Pogies]] * **Brands** * **Bra****č****a****-sport** Lightweight Pogies [[https://fastpaddler.com/product/kayak-pogies/|USA Source]], [[https://fergskayaks.co.nz/products/brpogies?_pos=1&_sid=02deacd7a&_ss=r|New Zealand Source]] * [[https://www.the-river-connection.us/product/glc-glove-glacier-glove-gerfect-curve-black/1628|Glacier Glove]] * **Immersion Research** [[https://immersionresearch.com/collections/pogies-and-gloves|Gloves & Pogies]] USA * **Kayaktiv ** [[https://kajaktiv.se/produkt/hiko-neo-1-5-poogies/|Pogies]] Sweden * **Lomo ** [[https://www.lomo.co.uk/product-category/gloves/|Gloves & Pogies]] UK * **Pogie'srus ** [[https://www.pogiesrus.com/|Pogies]] Canada * **Prolimit ** [[https://www.prolimit.com/product/gloves-polar-2-layer/|Polar 2 Layer]] Netherlands * **Reed ** [[https://www.chillcheater.com/aquatherm-fleece-pogies-25590|Pogies]] UK * [[https://www.go2marine.com/products/showa-282-02-temres-breathable-waterproof-insulated-pu-coated-gloves|Showa Temres 282-02 Gloves]] * [[https://www.suzysweatshop.com/pogies|Suzy Sweatshop Pogies]] UK * Snapdragon Pogies (we're getting a safety warning from the company website so we don't include a direct link here) ---- {{ youtube>DFUW7rPbX9Y }} ---- ===== Hats & Caps ===== Hats can be particularly handy for adjusting comfort because they often can be easily carried on your person or on your boat and put-on/taken-off as comfort varies from exertion, fatigue and weather conditions. * [[https://paddling.com/gear/paddling-clothing/kayak-clothing/kayak-hats/|Paddling.com Hat List]] * … ---- ===== After Paddle Options ===== * [[:paddle_clothing#apres_ski|Paddle Parkas and Changing Robes]] * … ----