https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ianovate ... 5660289009scklandl wrote:A. Poor fitting suit
B. nylon exterior
Here's what you need to know. Your pyscho sucks, it sucks the heat out of you with it's fabric coating on the outside. A 3/2 smooth skin suit would be warmer. Trust me I have a 3/2 pyscho and I'm warmer in board shorts a 1mm smooth skin top. My GF confirms this.
More people need to realize that surf suits are not made for wind sports and increase the demand for smooth skin suit market expansion. Interior fleece lined suits are also the way forward as the increased surface retains more water and air via increased surface which helps stop cooling due to our extended standing posture. Wetsuits originally designed for underwater and surface waters ports (surfing) technology do not cross over well for our use.
In brief while this breath heated suit is a novel concept the designers fail in understanding some very rudimentary laws of physics which have a much greater impact on heat retention
Totally, but I way rather the durability of a surf suit in my 4/3 and go from that to a proper drysuit. Slick skin suits just dont hold up any where near as well. I have the OR surf dry that is complex enough, but once on absolutely great. The secret to warm hands with a suit that warm is decent circulation at the wrist. As long as you seat everything to minimize compression, you can get away with a pretty thin glove. Its all the warm blood from your inferno core that makes the difference.scklandl wrote:A. Poor fitting suit
B. nylon exterior
Here's what you need to know. Your pyscho sucks, it sucks the heat out of you with it's fabric coating on the outside. A 3/2 smooth skin suit would be warmer. Trust me I have a 3/2 pyscho and I'm warmer in board shorts a 1mm smooth skin top. My GF confirms this.
More people need to realize that surf suits are not made for wind sports and increase the demand for smooth skin suit market expansion. Interior fleece lined suits are also the way forward as the increased surface retains more water and air via increased surface which helps stop cooling due to our extended standing posture. Wetsuits originally designed for underwater and surface waters ports (surfing) technology do not cross over well for our use.
In brief while this breath heated suit is a novel concept the designers fail in understanding some very rudimentary laws of physics which have a much greater impact on heat retention
Right! I reckon if you can keep your core warm enough, the rest of you stays warm too.Peter_Frank wrote:This is actually quite interesting, and it might work !
The only issue by kiting in the winther, is always the hands
I am a true Viking, so can usually kite in freezing conditions sometimes even without gloves - but only by means of practice and some special techniques you learn during 34 years of surfing in winther conditions.
But still - the by far biggest issue is not the suit - there are 6mm wetsuits and drysuits, so keeping your core warm even in -5° (23 F) is no biggie.
But keeping the hands warm is ALWAYS an issue - especially if you are far out/away and can not make a stop.
As you close your circulation of blood when holding the bar.
Without gloves you sometimes blow your warm breath on your fingers, or maybe even "suck" on them, to keep them warm.
So the idea of using this really hot energy you got inside your warm suit, to the gloves, is quite fascinating
We have just been out in a snowstorm in sub freezing temps today with 5m2 kites and good waves and a big upwind leg, so can really relate to this issue, that a "backup" warmth plan could be awesome
Peter
Smooth skin suits last just as long these days since wet suit materials have chAnged. My hyper flex smooth skin outlasted my pyschoStarsky wrote:
Totally, but I way rather the durability of a surf suit in my 4/3 and go from that to a proper drysuit. Slick skin suits just dont hold up any where near as well. I have the OR surf dry that is complex enough, but once on absolutely great. The secret to warm hands with a suit that warm is decent circulation at the wrist. As long as you seat everything to minimize compression, you can get away with a pretty thin glove. Its all the warm blood from your inferno core that makes the difference.
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