Hi all
I am doing some (very careful) winter paddling around Toronto area. I am all sorted with drysuit and sufficient layering for ~2C water and 0C-ish air except my toes get cold no matter what I do. I tried various combinations of wool/neoprene sock under the drysuit with neoprene booties over, but still not there.
It's just the toes, the rest of my body is quite warm paddling and swimming.
My current thinking is that the outer neoprene boots suffer from evap cooling. I notice that once I am on the beach my toes begin to warm up.
On my hands I wear Glacier Gloves, these are thinnnish neoprene but it's rubber coated and fleece lined inside. I find that in winter I only need a thin liner glove under those to keep my hands completely happy. Maybe the same principle would work on feet as well. Not easy to find booties constructed in the same manner though. Most are just thick neoprene, good while in water, not so much when exposed to fresh wind for a period of time while wet.
So. My current point of attack is to try these diving socks over drysuit. www.mec.ca/en/product/5062-193/Bretagne-5mm-Socks
They are about the only offering that comes with coated neoprene.
Any thoughts?
I am doing some (very careful) winter paddling around Toronto area. I am all sorted with drysuit and sufficient layering for ~2C water and 0C-ish air except my toes get cold no matter what I do. I tried various combinations of wool/neoprene sock under the drysuit with neoprene booties over, but still not there.
It's just the toes, the rest of my body is quite warm paddling and swimming.
My current thinking is that the outer neoprene boots suffer from evap cooling. I notice that once I am on the beach my toes begin to warm up.
On my hands I wear Glacier Gloves, these are thinnnish neoprene but it's rubber coated and fleece lined inside. I find that in winter I only need a thin liner glove under those to keep my hands completely happy. Maybe the same principle would work on feet as well. Not easy to find booties constructed in the same manner though. Most are just thick neoprene, good while in water, not so much when exposed to fresh wind for a period of time while wet.
So. My current point of attack is to try these diving socks over drysuit. www.mec.ca/en/product/5062-193/Bretagne-5mm-Socks
They are about the only offering that comes with coated neoprene.
Any thoughts?