wetsuit top or rashguard???
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Topic: wetsuit top or rashguard???
Posted By: greagin
Subject: wetsuit top or rashguard???
Date Posted: September-23-2008 at 12:57am
should i be looking for a wetsuit top or a rash guard? i don't want anything too thick. i am looking for some heat retention but not a lot. i am in SC so i am just trying o make it through october/november. never used either, just wandering what most people used for some warmth in 65*-70* water? rash guard would be thinner, more flexibility, easier to get a vest on over it. wetsuit top would be a little thicker, looking at a 1.5mm, and a little warmer. just wandering how difficult or uncomfortable that would make a vest? any opinions would be appreciated. thanks!!
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Grant
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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: September-23-2008 at 1:01am
Rash guards do not keep you any warmer than bare skin, you would need neoprene.
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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: September-23-2008 at 2:35am
Heater shirts are what let us ski year-round down here.
john
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...
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Posted By: greagin
Date Posted: September-23-2008 at 10:53am
okay, i found the heater shirts at barefoot international. there is one that is 1.5mm neoprene and one that is .5mm neoprene. my two questions now are:
a) which thickness to get, and
b) do you wear them by themselves or underneath a wetsuit? i think i understand you to mean you wear them by themselves to take the chill off.
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Grant
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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: September-24-2008 at 12:59am
Grant: I think mine is .5mm. I wear it under my b-foot suit which is a farmer john. You are right...wear 'em to take the chill off. Works great in Florida.
john
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...
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Posted By: tullfooter
Date Posted: September-24-2008 at 1:16am
Grant
I've got a 1.5mm and it works great under my BF suit. I've worn it in 50 degree air temp and it kept me pretty warm.
Steve
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Play hard, life's not a trial run.
'85 BFN
'90 BFN
White Lake, Michigan
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Posted By: greagin
Date Posted: September-24-2008 at 1:36pm
10-4, i am going to order one tomorrow, just wandering what thickness to get. i think i will get the 1.5mm and a pair of 2mm shorts and that will be my fall early winter skiing attire. several people i know use that setup as opposed to a wetsuit and have been pretty happy. water temp here is starting to drop now. thanks for the input!! any recommendations on where to buy??
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Grant
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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: September-24-2008 at 1:57pm
ebay for the shorts < $5
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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: September-25-2008 at 2:32am
I need some new shorts HW...my matching pair with yours are gettin' wore out....how about a link?
john
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...
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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: September-25-2008 at 1:05pm
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vortex-Paddes-Shorts-Size-Large_W0QQitemZ150297552943QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150297552943&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14 - John, since you're hip to the Vortex - padded L $30.
Otherwise used 2/3 mm shorts will run <$10
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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: September-26-2008 at 2:10am
Thanks Kevin...Patti will get the order on the way. Hard to beat price!
john
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"...
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Posted By: greagin
Date Posted: September-26-2008 at 9:19pm
i ordered top and bottom from wetsuit wearhouse. semed like a fair price. now if it would just stop raining!!!!
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Grant
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