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 2005-03-03 9:43 AM |
New user 11 Western Virginia |  Subject: Crazy wetsuit questionI live in the sticks (Mountians of Va.) and I have never wore a wet suit, never seen anyone wearing a wetsuit, and don’t know anyone who has ever wore a wetsuit. Here is my question; does a wetsuit keep you dry? Will your shorts under your wetsuit be dry after you take off the suit? Thanks for the help, |
| 2005-03-03 10:09 AM in reply to: #124798 |
Extreme Veteran 356  Dorset | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question no, is the short answer - wetsuit = gets wet inside, drysuit = dry inside, but dry suits are for diving. but the wetsuit traps a bit of water in and keeps u warm creating a sandwich with u and the neoprene, so don't be alarmed when it goes in your neck. however, this is why fiot is important as too loose and you will have bags of water in your suit hope this helps GN |
| 2005-03-03 10:10 AM in reply to: #124798 |
Elite 3498  Chicago | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question Motobk - 2005-03-03 8:43 AM I live in the sticks (Mountians of Va.) and I have never wore a wet suit, never seen anyone wearing a wetsuit, and don’t know anyone who has ever wore a wetsuit. Here is my question; does a wetsuit keep you dry? Will your shorts under your wetsuit be dry after you take off the suit? Thanks for the help, Wetsuits will not keep you dry only dry suits keep you dry. You will be wet under your wetsuit. |
| 2005-03-03 10:17 AM in reply to: #124798 |
Extreme Veteran 301 Metro Atlanta | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question No. Not being funny but as the name implies it is a "wet"suit. There is a very thin layer of water between your body and the suit. Your body heats up this layer of water and it keeps you warm. It should fit like a second skin. I am sure scuba-punk will be along soon to chime in too. |
| 2005-03-03 10:44 AM in reply to: #124798 |
Master 2233 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question Someone called??  From a previous post... 2) Any openings in a wetsuit should be snug. There's a general misconception that a wetsuit keeps you warm by allowing your body to warm up a layer of water between your suit and your skin. That's half right. The important thing is to limit the flow of water through the suit. Loose opening and 'pockets' where the suit does not fit snugly against your body will act like a pump and constantly move water through the suit. That's bad. Your body ends up spend a lot of energy to heat the water that is constantly be 'changed over.' Yes, you will be wet under it. If you want to stay dry go with a drysuit, but they really aren't meant for freestyle swimming... at all. Besides, the water-proof spacesuit zipper on most drysuits cost way more than a whole wetsuit does -Frank |
| 2005-03-03 10:59 AM in reply to: #124815 |
Elite 3498 Chicago | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question atree - 2005-03-03 9:17 AM No. Not being funny but as the name implies it is a "wet"suit. There is a very thin layer of water between your body and the suit. Your body heats up this layer of water and it keeps you warm. It should fit like a second skin. I am sure scuba-punk will be along soon to chime in too. Yep that's right. The water trapped inside the wetsuit keeps you warm. Your body initially warms up the water in the wetsuit and then as your body cools the water transfers the heat back to your body. Water holds heat much longer than air does and that's what makes it work. |
| 2005-03-03 11:07 AM in reply to: #124798 |
| New user 11 Western Virginia | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question Thanks for the help, I am going into this whole Tri thing blind. I don't know anyone who has ever done anything like this. So any and all advice is appreciated! I am sure between now and the end of June I will post more stupid questions as they come along. |
| 2005-03-03 12:44 PM in reply to: #124798 |
| New user 11 Western Virginia | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question I am trying to do a Sprint Tri for as cheap as possible. I have a $70.00 bike from K-mart, $15.00 Bike Helmet from Toys R Us, and a pair of $45.00 rebooks from a local shoe store. I have seen a wetsuit for sale for $30.00. I also have a gift certificate to a local sporting goods store. Could I buy the suit and use the gift certificate to get a pair of Nike Dri shorts or Under Armour shorts to wear under the suit? All I have is baggy swim shorts. I am thinking they will take too long to dry and don’t want to bike/run in soaking wet, heavy shorts. Would the Nike or Under Armour dry faster/be more comfortable? Does this make sense? |
| 2005-03-03 1:06 PM in reply to: #124915 |
Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question If you keep an eye out for sales, you can probably get tri shorts (which you can do all 3 in comfortably) for only slightly more than the UA shorts. Look for DeSoto, which is generally cheaper and they're good shorts. Be careful with those running shoes. Shoes that don't really match your biomechanics are a recipe for injury. |
| 2005-03-03 9:11 PM in reply to: #124915 |
Extreme Veteran 698 SW part of US | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question Buy a tri-suit, pair of zoomer shorts or even a pair of speedo's... in some instances they are cheaper than the Under Armour and will have the same characteristics and more suitable for triathlon. Joe Moya |
| 2005-03-03 10:09 PM in reply to: #124852 |
Expert 704 Durham, CA | Subject: RE: Crazy wetsuit question Motobk - 2005-03-03 8:07 AMThanks for the help, I am going into this whole Tri thing blind. I don't know anyone who has ever done anything like this. So any and all advice is appreciated! I am sure between now and the end of June I will post more stupid questions as they come along. Talk to someone who has done this tri - or ask the organizer (who ever is putting on the race) what the water temperature will be. You may not even need a wet suit.Dennis |
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