Hi, cold weather is here and i wanted to make one or two trips to the ocean before the warm weather gets back because i wont be able to wait that much. I currently own a billabong oscilator 3.2 wetsuit which i dont think it will be enough for the cold around here.
Where i surf the water in winter goes from 13 - 15 degrees at the start of autumm-winter and 9-10 degrees celsius on full winter, i dont think i will be going on full winter though.
I know im not properly equipped so i just want to be able to be 1 hour at most or if its less but want to be able to go in and enjoy as much as i can.
So i was thinking about buying some booties and a shirt to use under my wetsuit as an extra layer.
The question is.. what are the best options regarding material for an undersuit shirt? what i saw so far is that there is neoprene, metalite, dryskin, polipropilene and something called spandex + polyolefin. I found there are sleeveless with hood or with long sleeves without a hood.
Does anyone has any experience with these materials, do you recommend-not recommend any of them to use under a suit for cold weather? Is it better with a hood and no sleeves or long sleeves and a separate hood when needed?
thanks for any suggestions.