What is the minimum thickness and size for a wet suit needed for kayaking in 32 degree water?
What is the minimum thickness and size for a wet suit needed for kayaking in 32-degree water?
I need very specific answers here. Will a short wet suit due or do I need a full one? What thickness for each? 1mm full? 3mm short?… What is the life expectancy in cold water for each?
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April 28th, 2010 at 6:15 am
I’m assuming you’re talking 32 F here, not 32 celcius.
You’re really better off with a dry suit since it will give you better mobility with your upper arms as well as being lighter than a wet suit. You’re also dry from the neck down even after a dunking. They’re expensive though, relative to a wet suit.
If you decide to go wet, you’ll want at least a 5mm full, preferably a 7 mm full if you’re not used to cold. Your choice if you go double or one piece. You’d be an ice cube with a shortie and any suit that’s less than 5mm. I ice dive. I can get away with a 5mm one piece for 30 minutes. 40 minutes and longer in a 7mm.