![]() ![]() I say this as someone who’s worn thermal tops with sleeves for years but, once I tried out a vest, I wondered what I’d been doing all those years – the difference was that striking!īuying the hooded vest combo also means saving a few bucks as the combined price is a little cheaper than buying them as two separate items, just be sure to follow the sizing guide and get the right one for you. On the flip side, the extra mobility you get from wearing only a thermal vest, compared to a full top with long sleeves, is a huge bonus. ![]() You may also be thinking that only having a vest means less warmth in the arms, but in fact the loss of warmth is minimal since you need thicker coverage around your chest to stay warm. Not with a hooded thermal vest the single garment means that it cannot physically come untucked and will always keep your neck protected, no matter how heavy the duck dive. If you think about it, a normal hood is only tucked into your wetsuit, if at all, as other designs leave some of the skin on your neck exposed to the icy elements.Īs has happened to me countless times, a standard hood can come untucked on a heavy duck dive and then leave you feeling exposed and getting really cold (and is really hard to put back when wearing thick wetsuit gloves!). This works in that not only you get a hood and thermal vest in one, keeping you extra warm, but also because the connection between the hood and the vest make for less water getting down the neck of your wetsuit. This O’Neill Thermo X vest with hood (men’s) on Amazon is a perfect example as it is great quality, being from O’Neill, the brand of wetsuit I use and recommend, and is perfectly designed for cold-water surfing. This is a tip that you won’t see anywhere else because it is something that only surfers with years of experience in cold water will tell you and it keeps you warmer when out in the icy water.īy this, I mean to get yourself a thermal wetsuit vest with connected hood. In turn, there is then less chance of you getting an ice-cold flushing sensation of water running down through the inside of your wetsuit (even worse than it sounds!). ![]() If the hood is taught from you twisting your head, this then means that the water flows past with less cold water getting into your hood. Any guesses which is warmer?! Yep, the one with most coverage (by a country mile!) You will feel the benefit of this when you come up after your duck dive and feel You can see the peaked hood with a drawer string and the old-school version with just a chin strap. This means that it does not shock you quite as much (although a little shock is unavoidable!).
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