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-Be careful about following recommendations. What is adequate for specific conditions varies greatly from person to person. **Test** it. Also be careful about recommendations concerning wetsuit thicknesses for specific conditions. There is a huge difference in the protection provided by specific neoprene thickness depending on the quality/expense of specific wetsuits - more expensive usually means better seam seals which helps determine rate of leakage and water flow through a wet suit. Good fit makes a tremendous difference. A loose wetsuit will provide nowhere near the water flow reduction that a snug fit does. Wetsuit seams wear out over time. Don't assume you still have the same amount of in-water protection from the cold as when your wetsuit was new. **Test** it.
+Be careful about following recommendations. What is adequate for specific conditions **varies greatly from person to person**. **Test** it. Also be careful about recommendations concerning wetsuit thicknesses for specific conditions. There is a huge difference in the protection provided by specific neoprene thickness depending on the quality/expense of specific wetsuits - **more expensive usually means better seam seals** which helps determine rate of leakage and water flow through a wet suit. **Good fit can make a tremendous difference**. A loose wetsuit will provide nowhere near the water flow reduction that a snug fit does. Wetsuit seams wear out over time. Don't assume you still have the same amount of in-water protection from the cold as when your wetsuit was new. **Test** it.
 ==== Cold Water ====
   * [[:cold_water_paddling|]] Deciding what to wear, risks, incident reports of trouble in cold water
+      * [[:decision_trees_wear|Deciding What to Wear]]
   * [[:clothing_cold|Cold Conditions Clothing Options]] Wetsuits, Drysuits, Booties, etc.
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+When you **switch from warm weather clothing to gear for cold weather**, don't forget to **loosen your footstraps**  to accomodate booties if needed.
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+**2 left booties may actually fit inside your footstraps better, but that does not necessarily make them a good choice**
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 === "In Between" Temperatures ===
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 ==== Warmth & Clothing Changes ====
-There are hundreds of warm weather changing ponchos & towels. Below is a list of warm robes and changing coats for the cold. The southern part of the UK seems to be the world center of warm changing robes, but of course some of these companies have global manufacturing and outlets. (OK, stricktly speaking, the UK also has a few robe companies that are not based in their balmy south)
+There are hundreds of warm weather changing ponchos & towels. Below is a list of warm robes and changing coats for the cold. The southern part of the UK seems to be the world center of warm changing robes, but of course some of these companies have global manufacturing and outlets. (OK, strictly speaking, the UK also has a few robe companies that are not based in their balmy south)
 ([[https://rapanuiclothing.com/blogs/stories/the-best-wild-swimming-spots-in-the-uk|Best Wild Swimming Spots in the UK]])
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-  * [[https://www.brakeburn.com/collections/chinooks|Brakeburn Chinooks]] (UK)
+  * [[https://www.brakeburn.com/search?q=changing+robe&_pos=1&_psq=changing+robe|Brakeburn Chinooks]] (UK)
   * [[https://bluefinsupboards.com/products/changing-robe-waterproof-coat-sup|Bluefin]] (UK)
   * [[https://www.cape-cove.com/collections/outerwear|Cape Cove]] (UK) robes for women

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