Staying Warm Outside

Jon said:

Just wondering if there is some solution to staying warm during outdoor swimming this time of year
without going to a full wet suit. I've tried an insulated cap, which helped a lot, but still wish I
had something on my body.

I had read some old posts about "tri suits" that provide warmth, but can't find them anymore. Any
suggestions?

Tri wetsuits are simply more expensive wetsuits with very slick surfaces. I suspect you're looking
for the one piece racing suits like DeSoto's that might keep you a tad warmer, but I honestly don't
think they're so much warmer that it makes a difference. In SF Bay we have the swim clubs that go
out with a hood and little more year round, be it 65 or 50 in the water.

Most of the non wetsuit solutions are prone to adding annoying drag as well. Anyway, check out the
online tri shops or desotosports.com for more stuff.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

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Just wondering if there is some solution to staying warm during outdoor swimming this time of year
without going to a full wet suit. I've tried an insulated cap, which helped a lot, but still wish
I had something on my body.

I had read some old posts about "tri suits" that provide warmth, but can't find them anymore. Any
suggestions?

I have a top which is called a "Hot Top" by the manufacturer. It is like a long-sleeved rash top but
made out of very thin neoprene and coated on the inside with titanium. The neck and cuffs are lycra.
There is also a short sleeved version. It fits tight, though there would probably be a small amount
of drag from it.

When the water is very cold, at the start of summer, I wear it under my long john swimming wetsuit
so my arms are covered. Later in the summer I wear it on its own for added warmth, whether swimming,
boogie boarding, etc. It's an extremely versatile and useful garment.

Liz D

Thanks Liz--looks like just what I was hoping for.

You wouldn't happen to know of a North American distributor? (Otherwise, could be a good excuse to
take that New Zealand ski vacation I've always dreamed about...)

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Just wondering if there is some solution to staying warm during outdoor swimming this time of
year without going to a full wet suit. I've tried an insulated cap, which helped a lot, but
still wish I had something on my body.

I had read some old posts about "tri suits" that provide warmth, but can't find them anymore.
Any suggestions?

I have a top which is called a "Hot Top" by the manufacturer. It is like a long-sleeved rash top
but made out of very thin neoprene and coated on the inside with titanium. The neck and cuffs are
lycra. There is also a short sleeved version. It fits tight, though there would probably be a
small amount of drag from it.

When the water is very cold, at the start of summer, I wear it under my long john swimming wetsuit
so my arms are covered. Later in the summer I wear it on its own for added warmth, whether
swimming, boogie boarding, etc. It's an extremely versatile and useful garment.

Liz D

Jon said:

Thanks Liz--looks like just what I was hoping for.

You wouldn't happen to know of a North American distributor? (Otherwise, could be a good excuse to
take that New Zealand ski vacation I've always dreamed about...)

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I have a top which is called a "Hot Top" by the manufacturer. It is like a long-sleeved rash top
but made out of very thin neoprene and coated on the inside with titanium. The neck and cuffs
are lycra.

Jon - try the surf shops, if you're on a coastline.

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Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

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Thanks Liz--looks like just what I was hoping for.

You wouldn't happen to know of a North American distributor? (Otherwise, could be a good excuse to
take that New Zealand ski vacation I've always dreamed about...)

The website of the manufacturer is: www.seventhwave.co.nz

The tops are under Products : Wetsuits : Lite Series It doesn't show a picture of the long-sleeved
version, for some reason, but it's basically the same as the short sleeved version with, well, long
sleeves (with nylon/lycra cuffs).

You could probably order online from them if you couldn't find anything similar (which I'd be
surprised if you couldn't). The prices are in NZ$, currently around NZ$1 = US$0.58.

There again, there's heaps of snow at the moment ... Starting to get into that lovely spring
skiing weather.

Liz D