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[quote=catmodding]tiberiusgv, Where we sail, its in the 52 Latitude. So,it can be pretty cold and the water stays cold in spring. We start sailing around 50 dgr F Air temperature, the water temp is around 40-45 dgr F. What you're wearing under the dry-suit really depends on the local situation. Had a dry-suit tailor-made a few years ago, partly because of my size, partly because I could specify certain things like latex sock size, zipper arrangement and extra padding on knees, elbows and bum. When we start early in the season I wear this: long arm and leg thermal underwear (motorbike shop) Thick insulated socks ( mountain climbing shop) Fleece legging Jogging pants Long arm cotton shirt Long arm fleece sweater ( sometimes 2) 10 mm Wetsuit boots ( kite-board shop ) over dry-suit latex socks Thick neoprene gloves ( dive shop ) Thick neoprene beanie Important, keep your head warm, its a known fact you lose a lot of body-temperature through the head. As you can see, I bought some articles in non-marine related shops, because marine-clothing is ridiculously expensive. Thermal underwear, for instance, can also be found in clothes-shop for carpenters/construction workers. I peel of layers when the temp is rising, my rule of thumb is when it feels comfortable on land without the dry-suit, I'm ok on the water with the drysuit on. When temperatures go over 64 dgr F, i switch to the wetsuit. Grtz, André Edit: Some additional info. Suspenders, you need them, they hold the crouch of suit up against you’re belongings. This way you can move better around the cat. Pockets, not on a dry suit, if you tear a pocket the suit will ,most likely, not be waterproof anymore. Instead get a pfd with pockets. Most dry-suit designs are not purpose made for cat-sailors, so have a closer look at extra padding on knees, elbows and bum. Also the fabric on different suits can vary rather extreme, try to get the most rugged suit. ( highest OZ , I believe) Depending on the climate you’re sailing in, you could order the latex sock half a size bigger, that way there’s room for two pairs of socks. Same goes for the complete suit, you want it to be oversized a bit. As for gore-tex, its probably not within you’re budget, and after a while of abuse it tends to leak whereas the rugged suits carry on. Thats all I know about dry-suits from my personal experience .<!-- editby --><em>Edited by catmodding on Apr 18, 2015 - 04:44 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]

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