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    Posted: 30 Apr 18 at 11:41pm
My wife needs to replace her dry suit underlayer as the zip has failed.

She is currently in a size JL Gul Radiation all in one, but it doesn't fit terribly well

She feels the cold and I can't help feeling something more fitted is going to work better.

So a question to you ladies out there, what do you wear under your dry suits?

Not fussed that it ahas to be another all in one.  Just looking for recommendations on something that  is more suited to female curves than a baggy wooly bear!!
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What does she wear under the woolly bear (if it’s not a personal question!)?

I can’t comment about the female shape thing (despite my moobs), but for me the key thing that sets how warm my drysuit is is the thermals I wear as a base layer.
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Use merino base layers, or 50/50 merino/polyester if better wicking required. Make sure the tops are long enough to tuck well into the leggings to avoid gaps!
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Likewise - when it is truly Baltic, I use Merino wool for the base layer (polo neck top & leggings) under the woolly bear, and merino wool socks too. If you can keep the extremities (head, hands, feet) from getting too cold your core should be fine.
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Conventional thinking is the reverse noah, keep the core warm and the extremities will look after themselves (though, in practice, they do need help). But keeping your core warm is the key as it will pull circulation from your extremities when it starts to feel cold. As Noah says, don't forget your head (a thinsulate beanie is still warm when it gets wet).

Plenty of layers is the answer, I'm a bit of a cheapskate so I use a pair of ski leggins, a long sleeved, thermal rash vest and a £6 fleece. (oh and thick thermal socks) all from Decathlon. the colder it is the more layers I add. I will be buying a wooly bear for next season though to go over the aforementioned when it's really arctic....


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Originally posted by GarethT

What does she wear under the woolly bear (if it’s not a personal question!)?

I can’t comment about the female shape thing (despite my moobs), but for me the key thing that sets how warm my drysuit is is the thermals I wear as a base layer.

Without getting too personal (!!), a mixture of stuff including Magic Marine Thermo Layer top and bottoms, Zhik Hydrophobic Fleece, old grey poplyprop HH top, old Gill microfleece.

Whilst willing to take suggestions about what might be best to wear underneath, the real issue here is that the zip is bust on the Gul Radiation wooly bear and needs to be replaced urgently, so I am really looking for recommendations for the outer underlayer be it one part or two part solution
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Merino base layers sound like a good idea, so the shopping list may increase beyond the outer fleece layer.
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Originally posted by jaydub

 

Whilst willing to take suggestions about what might be best to wear underneath, the real issue here is that the zip is bust on the Gul Radiation wooly bear and needs to be replaced urgently, so I am really looking for recommendations for the outer underlayer be it one part or two part solution

If the garment is basically sound then your friendly local dry cleaners will quote you for a new zip.
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Scuba Diving shops usually have a better range of all-in-ones to wear under drysuits.
A fleece waistcoat is a useful additional layer sometimes.

If the zip failure is just the slider, then it's possible to change just the slider. I've recently had to do this on a zip luff sail.
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Originally posted by RS400atC


If the zip failure is just the slider, then it's possible to change just the slider. I've recently had to do this on a zip luff sail.
Unfortunately its a teeth failure, however I hadn't thought of trying to get the zip replaced.  So that is indeed another option.
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