Cavi
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what do you all wear for the winter? I have a good jacket but as for pants, i am thinking wetsuit pants? Or even wetsuit pants under kayak pants?
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I used the SEARCH function and didn't come up with anything useful. I tried several searches and read for an hour or more... then I decided to search elsewhere.
You can probably answer every question that hit's this forum by saying "search for it" and the answer will probably be there somewhere, possibly many times over, but you have to ask yourself, what's the point of having a forum? If that's how you want it, why not just have an archive? If this question is too common to be asked, maybe it should be added to the knowledge base.
Besides, the question was, "What do you wear for the winter?"
(Also, some of those posts are outdated and useless today.)
You can keep answering posts with "search for it", but it's going to get really quiet in here.
Hilulover, I am interested in a functional way to keep my cone warm and dry during winter sailing. Any tips? Right now, I use a fleece blanket covered with a bit of tarp. It is neither fashionable or functional. Help! BBHi Cavi, I will take up Pat75 on his thoughts and post a direct response. The first concern when deciding what to wear for winter sailing is to determine whether you are interested in just functionality, or if you want to combine functionality with style. \
Hilulover, I am interested in a functional way to keep my cone warm and dry during winter sailing. Any tips? Right now, I use a fleece blanket covered with a bit of tarp. It is neither fashionable or functional. Help! BB
A wetsuit will work if you are pretty sure you will stay out of the water. If you go in the drink, the wetsuit will ensure you don't get hypothermia, but you may end up pretty chilly. I have not seen wetsuit pants, just an entire wetsuit, but maybe such things exist..
I feel your pain.Sailed yesterday in nearly-70 degrees, but the water was likely in the 40s or 30s (felt like it, anyway) since we have been dropping into the 30s at night. I'm in Nebraska. Took a club boat out to take my brother for a spin ... OMG. Everything was great except launching and beaching, and it seemed to take forever for my feet to warm back up! I just had sneakers on, so today I looked up sailing socks and yowsa! Call me cheap, but I have a hard time justifying $50 socks for recreational sailing.
Are there cheaper sock alternatives out there? I've been fine with gym clothes layering (moisture wicking), but I don't think the good ol' cotton socks are going to cut it here.
(Thanks).Спасибо