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Originally Posted by JohnR
What is your feeling on the buoyancy of each? The rule of thumb being the thicker the suit the better it floats?
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I don't care what anyone says,,, nothing less than 5 mil for me. the buoyancy is key and the warmth is important too,,,
I had some squirly water pull me down and hold me under in June was not fun and I am a good swimmer. I wear a 5 mil. No way I would chance a 3 mil to float me around. I rather deal with jumping in to cool off.
Hate to say it you could drown VERY easily in a wetsuit.
As far as warmth. Even if the air is blistering hot I still get the 4 am chill. I regularly fish all night and being in the water for long periods of time drains the heat from your body.
It is easy to cool off and actually refreshing to let a little water in. Definitely not easy to warm up.
The key to any wetsuit is that it fits you properly and does not bunch up and chafe. The new stretchy neoprene is the way to go.