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thin water layer -- True but it doesn't
Submitted by dgg on 03/Feb/2015 in reply to Why do divers, surfers, etc., wear wetsuits? posted by Maribo on 03/Feb/2015
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work nearly as well in ww situations where you are constantly having to reheat that thin layer because you aren't spending long periods submerged (at least you hope not) like when diving. If you are standing in cold, moving water wearing a wetsuit you can get cold real fast.
I learned ww in the early 70s before drysuits were used. Wearing wetsuits I had numerous borderline cases of hypothermia. Drysuits are much warmer as long as they don't leak and the modern ones seldom do if maintained properly. However, drysuits are great while you are exercising but don't help much if you are incapacitated. For this reason I always carried a space blanket/bivy bag and chemical fire starter on remote cold weather trips as well as extra food and an extra layer of fleece.
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