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RE: Goodbye And Thank You, Summer 2017! It's Been A Blast 💙
Ick Winter! Have you done or plan on doing any posts on how to pick a wetsuit that fits? I kayak and have a spray deck but I should really buy one and don't know what to look for to make sure it is a good fit!
Well it's like with buying underwear: you really need to try it on to make sure that it fits :-) A suit has to be like a second skin, otherwise it wouldn't do its job.
So what I do mostly is going to a local shop (that is rather expensive) to try on the suits and know what size I need, and then I order them online (which is usually much more economical).
I'm pretty happy with my new Xcel suit. Xcel usually doesn't have the zip in the back, which a) makes getting into the suit much more tricky but b) is also much more comfortable while doing sports. The zip can become really nasty depending on the sports you practice.
Before I had a Rip Curl which I also liked very much.
Where do you kayak? How cold is the water there? Depending on that you would choose the corresponding thickness of the suit. I have a 3.2mm now for winter season on Canary Islands, but that's not enough for cold water.
Hmmm, there are much more things to bear in mind... Probably I should do a post about it :-)
Good idea!! Hehe
Thanks for the ideas! It gets pretty cold here, the lake does freeze over but usually can still enjoy when it is between 5 to 10 degrees. More needed as precaution incase I fall in!
Lake Okanagan