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Re: 4 ml wetsuit - - -
Posted By: Lee In Response To: 4 ml wetsuit - - - (liv2padl)
Date: Monday, 25 December 2000, at 10:02 p.m.
: i've been in 53 degree water in a full wetsuit for as long as 14 minutes and
: while i wouldn't say i was 'cozy', i would say i was warm enough to play
: the piano if you know what i mean. (fingers still working well). also was
: able to solve easy math problems, so my mind was working well too. this
: was done during practice of "all-in" rescues -- where 4 people
: were out of their boats in rough water and had to all be in and ready to
: paddle within 10 minutes. the guys in the water had to respond to math
: questions for as long as they were "swimming". you'll be fine in
: a 4 ml. wet suit in my opinion.Hi liv2, when you say "full wetsuit" do you mean ankles to wrist full coverage with a zipper up the back? Most "paddling" outfits are 3mm farmer johns with misc tops. What were people wearing on their heads and how often were heads immersed in the water? The few times I was in water that temp in northern california I couldn't let my hands stay in the water for long or let my head get immersed more than once or twice before ice cream headaches and the shivers.
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