Wet Suit Advice

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Wet Suit Advice

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Which one would you recommend getting if any of them? The first one is 2mm so I don’t even think that is an option. I’m curious about the other 2. Thanks.

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Re: Wet Suit Advice

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I have a camero shorty/longjohn combo in 3 and 4 mill. The fit is nice, but the cut is more for surfing/standing than sitting and big arm movements. I would say 4 mill wold be best unless you are real close to shore. like I noted in a previous post, you can be 3-4 feet from shore a lot of the time. in that case you can get a way with less because you will be out of the water in seconds.

check out this place for comparison. https://www.kayakacademy.com/collection ... t-wetsuits I bought a dry suit from the a few years ago. they also have their used gear for sale also. (dry/set/kayaks/etc)
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