I was in Bed at 9:00pm....I tend to over do it sometimes, but my mind doesn't always listen to my body. Mind says, keeping having fun...body says, you're about to break down on the side of the road, stop!!
I was in Bed at 9:00pm....I tend to over do it sometimes, but my mind doesn't always listen to my body. Mind says, keeping having fun...body says, you're about to break down on the side of the road, stop!!
I know when I start doing stuff that’s dumber than normal it’s time to stop.
Frozen fingers are definitely a hinderance. I’ve tried open palm mitts, pre-bent glacier gloves and yesterday even thin latex yesterday... I just can’t do gloves.
I need to get with Hamdi and engineer a heating element and battery pack to go inside a boom.
Also didn’t one of us buy a heated wetsuit or vest at one time?
Wonder how that worked out.
I had a heated vest (battery powered) - it did help and would be warm for 60 - 90 minutes or so (don't recall too well.) Used it a couple of seasons, and eventually the battery cable broke so it couldn't be connected anymore. (It's always the cheapest little part that breaks.) They probably still make heated vests or even heated wetsuits, and they may well be a lot better than mine was (I'm thinking that was around 2010-2013?). Batteries certainly seem better now. It was not a problem for it to get wet though a blast of cold water did tend to shorten the heating period length since you had to get the wetsuit warm again. Mine had two heat levels - low was good till you got wet. If you are waterstarting a lot it probably won't help much unless you are wearing a drysuit.
I thought of ways to heat the boom a long time ago. Once I tried putting driveway pellets inside of an alloy boom thinking it would heat up when it go wet. It did a little but it washed out too fast.
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What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
I had a heated vest (battery powered) - it did help and would be warm for 60 - 90 minutes or so (don't recall too well.) Used it a couple of seasons, and eventually the battery cable broke so it couldn't be connected anymore. (It's always the cheapest little part that breaks.) They probably still make heated vests or even heated wetsuits, and they may well be a lot better than mine was (I'm thinking that was around 2010-2013?). Batteries certainly seem better now. It was not a problem for it to get wet though a blast of cold water did tend to shorten the heating period length since you had to get the wetsuit warm again. Mine had two heat levels - low was good till you got wet. If you are waterstarting a lot it probably won't help much unless you are wearing a drysuit.
I thought of ways to heat the boom a long time ago. Once I tried putting driveway pellets inside of an alloy boom thinking it would heat up when it go wet. It did a little but it washed out too fast.
Thanks
I’m ready to try anything to keep my core warm and the blood flowing to my extremities. I hated having to stop yesterday but it seems the older I get the less amount of time I can tolerated it.
I’m ready to try anything to keep my core warm and the blood flowing to my extremities. I hated having to stop yesterday but it seems the older I get the less amount of time I can tolerated it.
Anderson (Hartwell) was 51 degrees at 5pm yesterday 9 degrees warmer than Gilmer. It would have been a good day to drive another 30 minutes (ie the time it takes my fingers and toes to thaw)
I had no idea it was that cold - I was reading 42 as I left. I'd seen the earlier forecast for Hartwell but 5 degrees difference didn't seem enough to warrant the extra miles since the forecast earlier was a high of 47 and it was 48 while I was driving up.
Every year, I keep promising myself I'm not going to rejoin the under 40 club and every year I end up just lying to myself.
Not sure what thickness wetsuits everyone is using, but most of the people I have asked said 4/3. Last trip I was here I wore my new 4/3, and I was shivering when I got out. This last trip, I dug out an old 5/4 to try and it was a huge difference. I get cold easy, and my hands were the only thing that was a bit chilly yesterday. I would even say go for a 6/4 suit to use this time of year. Yes, it is less flexible, and a real issue for surfing. But for Winging, I didn’t find it restrictive in the least. Built in hood would be nice too.
I was in Bed at 9:00pm....I tend to over do it sometimes, but my mind doesn't always listen to my body. Mind says, keeping having fun...body says, you're about to break down on the side of the road, stop!!
I know when I start doing stuff that’s dumber than normal it’s time to stop.
Frozen fingers are definitely a hinderance. I’ve tried open palm mitts, pre-bent glacier gloves and yesterday even thin latex yesterday... I just can’t do gloves.
I need to get with Hamdi and engineer a heating element and battery pack to go inside a boom.
Also didn’t one of us buy a heated wetsuit or vest at one time?
Wonder how that worked out.
Alan
I had a heated vest (battery powered) - it did help and would be warm for 60 - 90 minutes or so (don't recall too well.) Used it a couple of seasons, and eventually the battery cable broke so it couldn't be connected anymore. (It's always the cheapest little part that breaks.) They probably still make heated vests or even heated wetsuits, and they may well be a lot better than mine was (I'm thinking that was around 2010-2013?). Batteries certainly seem better now. It was not a problem for it to get wet though a blast of cold water did tend to shorten the heating period length since you had to get the wetsuit warm again. Mine had two heat levels - low was good till you got wet. If you are waterstarting a lot it probably won't help much unless you are wearing a drysuit.
I thought of ways to heat the boom a long time ago. Once I tried putting driveway pellets inside of an alloy boom thinking it would heat up when it go wet. It did a little but it washed out too fast.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Thanks
I’m ready to try anything to keep my core warm and the blood flowing to my extremities. I hated having to stop yesterday but it seems the older I get the less amount of time I can tolerated it.
Alan
Anderson (Hartwell) was 51 degrees at 5pm yesterday 9 degrees warmer than Gilmer. It would have been a good day to drive another 30 minutes (ie the time it takes my fingers and toes to thaw)
I had no idea it was that cold - I was reading 42 as I left. I'd seen the earlier forecast for Hartwell but 5 degrees difference didn't seem enough to warrant the extra miles since the forecast earlier was a high of 47 and it was 48 while I was driving up.
Every year, I keep promising myself I'm not going to rejoin the under 40 club and every year I end up just lying to myself.
Not sure what thickness wetsuits everyone is using, but most of the people I have asked said 4/3. Last trip I was here I wore my new 4/3, and I was shivering when I got out. This last trip, I dug out an old 5/4 to try and it was a huge difference. I get cold easy, and my hands were the only thing that was a bit chilly yesterday. I would even say go for a 6/4 suit to use this time of year. Yes, it is less flexible, and a real issue for surfing. But for Winging, I didn’t find it restrictive in the least. Built in hood would be nice too.
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