Published on July 13, 2024 2:00 AM GMT
I often write about things when they're new to me, because that's whenI'm most interested in them. Sometimes how I feel after a short timeends up being how I feel long-term; other times I end up with anenthusiastic post about something I ended up abandoning a few monthslater. So when I remember, it seems valuable to revisit with thebenefit of additional experience.
As long as I can remember I've gotten chilled quite rapidly whenswimming. It can be summer in Florida, and after 20min I'm needing toget out and warm up. For years I just accepted this, but once I hadkids it became pretty frustrating that I couldn't hang out playingwith them in the water anywhere near as long as they wanted me to.
Last summer I got a wetsuit and wrote about itafter the first time I tried it. How do I feel now that it's beenmost of a year?
I love it! We're just finishing up a week in NC visiting Julia'sfamily, and we've been swimming most days. It's very hot, hot enoughthat most people can stay in the water indefinitely, but not me. Or,not me before the wetsuit! I didn't once need to get out of the poolor lake due to feeling cold, and multiple times spent more than anhour in the water. I've really enjoyed being able to play with mykids, help them practice swimming, or just bob around with thetoddler.
The main chance since my first post is that I've stopped wearing thevest, and now just wear the pants. It turns out that the pants (1.5mmneoprene) let me retain enough heat, and the vest was much moreunpleasant when hanging around not in the water.
Here's my swim attire, with trunks over the pants and a fast-dry shirton top:
I generally prefer more covering gear so I don't have to deal withsunscreen, so that the wetsuit involves long pants is actually a minorplus for me.
Anyway: I'm very happy! Strongly recommended for anyone else whosimilarly gets cold easily.
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