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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 ==== | ||
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| * [[:decision_trees_wear|Deciding What to Wear]] | * [[:decision_trees_wear|Deciding What to Wear]] | ||
| * [[:clothing_cold|Cold Conditions Clothing Options]] Wetsuits, Drysuits, Booties, etc. | * [[: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 === | === "In Between" Temperatures === | ||
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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://bluefinsupboards.com/products/changing-robe-waterproof-coat-sup|Bluefin]] (UK) | ||
| * [[https://www.cape-cove.com/collections/outerwear|Cape Cove]] (UK) robes for women | * [[https://www.cape-cove.com/collections/outerwear|Cape Cove]] (UK) robes for women | ||