Today when i took of my suit i noticed by feet were yellow and my hands were super numb. I know this is normal, due to water temp, but are there techniques you all would like to share with making the change not too bad. heres a tip i learned: bring a big gallon of hot water and keep it in the car. it helps so much! (its common sense but it works!) any tips to make the change a little bit better? thanks
throw a towel on the seat, drive home and change out in the shower = my method... otherwise, you gotta grin and bear it...
I agree with the guys above! I never understood the mentality of changing in/out of a wetsuit at the beach--wind, sand in the suit, cold, heat, lack of privacy, etc. Wear your suit in the car both ways, unless you're sneaking out of work/school and walking out in your wetsuit would make it kinda obvious!
if you plan on sitting in your car with your suit, get neoprene covers for the seats or you'll trash them in a season.
I get to the beach in my suit and I get home in my suit. My drive to the beach is 5-15 minutes, so I don't have any reason to change.
If you have to change at the beach wear a pair of Hot Socks under you booties I makes getting your feet out alot easier I found this out this weekend
I have an SUV with tinted windows. So I put down all the seats and make my trunk into a changing room. It can be difficult changing out of the wetsuit while lying down in my trunk, but at least I'm warm..I have a 45 minute drive to the water so I can't really wear the suit on the drive there and back..
I change in the back of the landrover when its cold. If not I have in issue changing on the street. I wear boardies under my suit and just wrap a towel around me to slip them off and put my pants on . I just try not to make a event out it to draw attention to me
One of my trucks is a Honda Element with back seats removed and tinted windows. Nothing better than getting out of the water, starting it up with the heat full blast and changing into nice dry clothes. I have to admit I feel like taking a nap back there after a long cold session. I could drive home (only five minutes) but when I do that I usually end up scalding myself and my feet start to itch so bad that I feel like scratching my skin off. I was told that the itch is from warming your extremities too fast.
usually i keep my car on during the session...full heat blasting.. then on the walk back to my car i urinate myself then pour a bottle of hot sauce in my suit. once at the car i cut my suit open with a razor i have stashed behind the wheel well. this makes it quick to get out of the suit and into the hot ass car
Board shorts bunch up and cause chafing under a wetsuit. I've been diving for a long time and I learned early why divers wear bikinis under their wetsuits!
gold bond, vasoline, any thing to reduce friction. try dumping corn starch down the legs when thaking the suit off which may be a mess tho. they make a shower for surfing and we can support our "happy" friend liquidshredder by buying from them http://www.swell.com/HOT-JUGZ-HOT-JUGZ-PORTABLE-SHOWER?cs=BL
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8586959#ProductDetail what about a privacy tent? i dont worry i just change under a towel theres also hideurstick towels or something like that