Wetsuit or Drysuit

Originally posted by Jimbob Long John wet suit with 5mm legs and 3 mm around chest

Sounds useful for when my 3mm becomes insufficient. What make is it? (Long Johns seem usually to be 3mm)

 

In RS 600 at Grafham. Long John wet suit with 5mm legs and 3 mm around chest as base all year except in light winds warm summer days. Need the leg padding.

As it gets colder I add thermal vest then thick woolly jumper under spray top until it is really cold when I switch to a dry top instead of the spray top.

In winter on feet: woolly socks under neoprene wet socks, in neoprene wet boots.

On hands when cold: O'neill neoprene gloves inside thick household washing up gloves (marvellous grip, too much in fact).

Sail at Grafham all winter all weathers.Always comfortably warm.     

i am still in summer long suit, mainly cos cant afford anything else. and dont genrally plan to get wet.

(so no worries for BNS in the cold winter months)

I wore a shorty on Saturday at Weston and it was ok. Air temp was mild and the water doesn't really change much throughout the year. Would be in full steamer mode sailing at a resi though! They get cold fast!

Weather has been mild up until now and have been getting abit warm in the drysuit but it has to turn nasty soon