What exactly is a wetsuit?

The wetsuit function is essentially to allow the water to come into the suit and form an insulating layer of water, held within the material, which is warmed up by the wearers body temperature. This insulating layer then serves to keep the wearer warm in the cold water conditions. Some people get confused between a wetsuit and a dry suit, the dry suit functions to keep the wearer dry, whereas the wetsuit allows the water into the material to then in turn to be heated up and retain an insulating layer of water to keep the wearer warm. The dry suit also seals out the water with rubber seals around the neck, ankles and wrists.

The wetsuit can be purchased in thicknesses varying from 1mm to 4mm in most cases. The wetsuit function is determined by the environment in which the wearer will wear the suit and the thicker material or neoprene will be more suitable for the colder water regions. Hence the colder the conditions the thicker the suit to enable correct wetsuit function.

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