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01-25-2016, 09:07 PM | #1 |
Junior
Join Date: Jan 2016
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San Diego winter kayak attire
I'm back again with another question. So I recently got my hobie outback and have yet to take it out on the water. I'm looking to get out this weekend and was thinking about what I need to wear to stay warm. I just moved here from the East Coast and I haven't been on the water at all this winter so I wasn't sure how cold it actually is. What do you guys wear (wetsuits, drysuits, etc.)?
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01-25-2016, 09:12 PM | #2 |
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Location: Point Loma-Ocean Beach
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Shorts and a hoodie lol.
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01-25-2016, 09:14 PM | #3 |
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Is it really that warm out there?? Lol
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01-25-2016, 09:21 PM | #4 |
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Waders with booties and a hoodie underneath
Sometimes a splash jacket
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01-25-2016, 09:25 PM | #5 |
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I hate being cold...........must be getting old, if any chance of getting wet on the way out I wear paddle top and paddle pants to keep me dry on the inside. fleece under the top and sweats under the paddle pants. 40 degree mornings add a beenie!
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01-25-2016, 10:23 PM | #6 |
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I have only been out once this winter, but I wore quick drying convertible trekking pants and layered up top with a softshell hoodie. I launched from sheltered water and plugged my scuppers; Once I got to where so wanted to be I was plenty dry and shed my outer layers.
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01-26-2016, 02:10 PM | #7 |
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Never saw a need for a hoodie - but then, I'm probably too old to relate to you young punks that think they are cool...
I do wear my long sleeve sun shirt, over which I wear a light polartec top, and over that for paddling out and back through the surf zone a waterproof paddling jacket. I'll remove and add layers as the weather dictates, but most of the time I'm down to the sun shirt from mid morning to sunset. For bottom wear a pair of trekking pants over which I'll wear a pair of Kokatat dry pants. If it gets warm, which it usually does in the afternoon the dry pants come off. Luckily I drive a PA to support all this changing activity... |
01-27-2016, 06:30 AM | #8 |
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X2. I wear long pants, with light weight chest waders. I also wear a long sleeve light weight shirt with another light weight fishing shirt over the top. If it's going to be wet out, I wear a waterproof windbreaker over the top of everything. I dress in layers so that I can take things off if it starts to warm up.
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01-28-2016, 05:27 AM | #9 |
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I dress in layers. I really don't like being cold for long periods of time.
Up top, I wear two synthetic long sleeve shirts underneath a fleece jacket. I'll add a wind breaker if it gets windy. This way I can remove layers as the sun comes up and it gets warmer. To keep my legs warm, I wear fleece-lined compression pants (like running tights) and a pair of athletic shorts or board shorts. Diving booties to keep my feet warm. |
01-28-2016, 06:10 AM | #10 |
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Waders with socks
Long sleeve Columbia PFG shirt Slash jacket Hoodie If the sun starts beating down on me I'll remove the hoodie, if it gets any hotter I'll remove the splash jacket. The only other item that I may add are some thermal pants but it's pretty rare that I wear those
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01-26-2016, 04:05 PM | #11 |
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01-26-2016, 08:05 PM | #12 |
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Waiting for the weekend!
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01-26-2016, 10:31 PM | #13 |
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Location: San Marcos, CA
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Now I'm curious. Are the recommendations the same for all kayaks? I know that the PA's have elevated seats, so you're not in standing water constantly. Do breathable stockingfoot waders stay dry after long periods paddling while sitting in puddles? It's probably a dumb question to those who have used them before, but I haven't.
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