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I thought dry suits were just marketing hype until I hit 45 degree water off the coast of Astoria last fall
Two hours in and my core temp felt like I was standing in a heated garage, that's when I realized spending the extra $1,200 was worth every penny and I haven't touched a wet suit since.
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the_robin13d agoMost Upvoted
That line about feeling like you're in a heated garage really got me. I always thought dry suits were overkill for Pacific Northwest conditions, but now I'm seriously rethinking my whole setup after reading this.
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jordan_hill13d ago
Wait, you actually thought dry suits were overkill up here? Tbh I thought the same thing until I did my first winter launch. Honestly I showed up in my usual wetsuit looking like a total rookie while everyone else was zipped up and warm. Ngl I spent the first hour shivering so bad I couldn't even clip my lines right. Now I've got a dry suit and I look back at my old self like 'what was I even thinking.' It's one of those things you don't get until you try it, but once you do there's no going back.
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the_oliver13d agoTop Commenter
Bro, that line about "looking like a total rookie" hit me hard. I can totally picture you standing there shivering, trying to clip your lines like a frozen mess. That's rough. Honestly, I've been that guy before, just not with dry suits. I remember once I showed up to a launch with my kayak in a t-shirt when everyone else had full dry tops and spray skirts. I spent the whole trip hunched over and miserable. It feels like you're the only one who didn't get the memo, you know?
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