boots?

getting pretty close to ditching the boots and gloves in delmarva. Last Thurs/Fri swell, I wore 3 mill boots with holes in them, and got numb after a couple of hours, but its doable. 3mm gloves and boots are the best bet right now, but you can def. get a way without them if you need to.

It wont be too long before we do away with boots/gloves. Another week or two I'd say with the air temps as warm as they are.

 

i had no gloves on last fri in jerz and my hands were only a bit cold after 2 hours...although i did have the wandering pinky. boots don't bother me so i usually wear them until the temps hit the mid 50s.

 

im in the belmar/avon area in jersey and ive been goin without any boots or gloves for like the last 2 weeks or so and im fine....but altho ur just gettin to nj..idk if u could take the the cool temps....hav u been in jersey be4

 

Boots? Gloves? 3/2 good enough?

it says cape may is right 60 and atlantic city is around 57 on noaa website. is that the water temp further out to sea? So would the water near the beach be colder? Just wondering because i was out in a 3/2 last year with no booties or gloves and the water was like 59 and i was fine.

 

no hood, light gloves and light boots, you will definitely feel cold if your not used to it, i'm probably gonna ditch the gloves soon, but boots i would definitely say keep em on, i've been out when i didn't have the right gear on and its not fun..if anything bring em and if u feel hot, which u probably won;t take em off

 

you think you can get away with a oneill epic 3/2. its not completely water sealed.

 

i surfed at jenks in NJ for 4 hours yesterday and 3 today and only wore a 4.3 no hood no boots no gloves and i was completly fine ive also been surfing jerz year round for about 4 years.. but id say its def doable just depends on your water tolerance i guess.

 

Absolutely.

 

yeah i wore nothin but an unsealed 3/2 a few days ago just to see how it felt..... i was reasonably warm for about an hour, as long as you keep moving ur alright.... after 2 hours u just start to cramp up from the cold tho.

 

for fall and early spring you will be fine in 3mm, but id say it would be worth your while to get 5 mils in case you decide you want to go out when it is a bit colder.

 

I have been been going for about the past month in no gloves and boots (Central New Jersey) and i have been just fine. Today when i went out I would say about 75% of the surfers out there werent wearing either.

 

i went out with no gloves today and had to go back to my car to put them on, its still cold and i put my 3-2 on and it was cold at first but then i got used to it, but after about an hour, it was too cold....my point here is, i shoulda kept wearing my thicker suit and kept the gloves on, and i will continue to do so until i feel hot, i don't know you u guys do it, i've surfed all winter too, the only thing i've shed so far is my hood

 

Man you guys are sissies. No boots, no gloves in Delmarva for the past 3 weeks. Tighten up pansies!