lairdb
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Wetsuit comparative warmth; OK, I'm conflicted. I know that a full suit in 5/4 works for me down to about 70degF, I know that up through 84degF I tend to get chilled by the second dive in a 3mm shorty. So, I need at *least* a 3mm full. (Forget the lycra stuff; been there, froze that.)
This "core warmer" concept seems pretty clever -- if it works. If I've got my 3mm full, can I pull a core warmer (of what thickness) on over it and achieve comparative warmth to a 5mm (or more?)? (Doesn't that giant opening just suck new cold water in?)
(Yes, I could get a 3mm full *and* a 5mm full -- but I'd either pack the wrong one, or always have to pack both; seems to me that packing the 3mm and a core warmer would be more practical.)
Does anyone have good (or bad) experience with the core warmer concept? Thanks.
--Laird
This "core warmer" concept seems pretty clever -- if it works. If I've got my 3mm full, can I pull a core warmer (of what thickness) on over it and achieve comparative warmth to a 5mm (or more?)? (Doesn't that giant opening just suck new cold water in?)
(Yes, I could get a 3mm full *and* a 5mm full -- but I'd either pack the wrong one, or always have to pack both; seems to me that packing the 3mm and a core warmer would be more practical.)
Does anyone have good (or bad) experience with the core warmer concept? Thanks.
--Laird