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You don’t want to overheat in a thick wetsuit in tropical waters, and you also don’t want to freeze or risk hypothermia in a thin wetsuit in chilly temperatures.

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[–] roostopher 2 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile I would have been cold in a 7mm in those same conditions. When I was in Cozumel with my local club, most of the people were comfortable in either rashguards or shorties, but I started getting cold in my full-body 3mm by the end of each day.