How to dress when winter kayaking or cold water paddling (clothes I use for cold conditions)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- In this Air On The Water feature video, Patrik Vuorio discusses winter and cold season kayaking clothing, the solutions he uses, what to think about, risks and pitfalls and shows his usual clothing setup and variations, tested in cold water and during many paddles. The video was created in response to multiple requests from paddlers following the channel!
The clothing and gear that's appropriate for any paddler depends on conditions, weather, temperature, and level of difficulty, so if you're a paddler, you could use this for inspiration but obviously adapt to your local conditions and paddling needs.
This informational video has chapters for easy reference, so you can go to a specific section that interests you right away, or watch the video bit by bit and come back. Table of contents below.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - What's in this video?
00:49 - How to use this video
01:52 - Higher risk - be prepared
03:08 - Priority one - your PFD
03:23 - Dress for water AND land
04:02 - Weak points
04:46 - Cold water conditions
05:23 - Dress for immersion
06:45 - Drysuit vs wetsuit
08:35 - Drysuit options
10:48 - Clothing for winter conditions
11:12 - Feet
14:36 - Lower body
16:15 - Upper body
19:05 - Hands
21:54 - Head
23:52 - Spare clothes
25:05 - Reinforcement clothing
27:38 - Test in cold water!
29:00 - Emergency gear
30:36 - Summary
31:35 - More information
32:30 - Acknowledgements
This video is part both of Air On The Water's continuous paddling safety uploads, and part of the "Gear On The Water" series. Feel free to ask questions, or share your own experience and solutions, in the comments below!
Related videos shown / referred to in the video:
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How to kayak safely in the dark - • KAYAK SAFETY: How to p...
Safety on the water with kayak or SUP - • PADDLING SAFETY: Resou...
Thank you to other paddlers for providing footage used in the video: @paddlaistockholm , John Snygg, @danerik.westerlind , Linda Ugrell Jansson, @davidpoots8362. Also thank you to Ove Salmén for footage shot from land during Luciapaddling 2022.
These, and paddlers shown in the video, are credited at the end of the video!
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Thank you for the time and thought that went into preparing this comprehensive video resource Patrick. I learned a lot and fine tuning my gear. 👍👍👍
Thanks for the positive feedback Joanne. Glad it was helpful to you. Stay safe and happy paddles 🙂
Awesome video Patrik!. learned a lot from it, loved the images and I like the relaxed tone of voice.
Thank you for the positive shoutout Sjoerd! Glad you liked the video and found it helpful - that's what it's for 🙂
Drysuit 💯
Definitely!
Really great video. I will be sharing it and advocating folks to watch this video. People don't like it to be told they're wreckless on the cold temperature water. I have been scolded just for raising safety concerns.
Thank you for the positive feedback! Yes, that's unfortunate - there is often too much of a careless attitude towards safety in the water in general and especially in cold water. Often what happens is that people are comfortable with what they usually do while paddling, and expect everything to go well - but when something unusual comes along and things go wrong, often multiple things might go wrong at once. Cold water is automatically one of those "extra things" by itself.
Great video. Very informative and was very helpful today on a 47° water 60° air temperature day paddle. Thanks.
Glad that you liked it and that the video helped as was the hope! Thanks for the positive feedback, stay safe out there and happy paddles!
Great advice Patrik especiallly the need for spare clothes and shelters. I'm amazed you Scandanavians go out in freezing temperatures, I don't paddle below 3 Celsius, but our coast is exposed and conditions are usually rough. Drysuits are great but they deteriorate and leak. I got tired of that and now wear a wetsuit under a waterproof/windproof jacket and trouser combination. (yes that is odd, the drysuit is better provided its working). Keep the videos coming.
Thank you David! Yes, drysuits are certainly not infallible - during a recent paddle I accidentally opened up a tiny hole when my suit got caught on thorns during an island break. During the next drysuit test in the water (which will be shown in an upcoming video) I soon found out that I had a tiny leak as cold water started slowly running down my arm (where the leak was). Still stayed in the water around 15 minutes or so, so not too shabby. The spare clothes were most welcome then. Your coastal waters are certainly much wilder than what we typically have here with the Baltic Sea - and usually I'm not that far out so waters are calmer than what you have. All the best!
Thanks kindly for this.
Thank you for the positive feedback! Take care out there and have a great paddling year!
What an incredibly good safety briefing, amazing!🤩
Thank you very much! Much appreciated 😀 And thanks for providing a few SUP clips for overview which are included in the video as well.
@@AirOnTheWater yes more than I fought, happy to help!🤗
Great to see that people appear to find this useful so far. Note that the table of contents is available in the description to make it easier to jump forward to, or continue watching from, a specific chapter!
Well done! Dressing for the water temperature is super important and a good reminder especially this time of year when the weather starts to get a little nicer outside.
Thanks Marybeth. Indeed! The spring is perhaps the most "dangerous" season for paddlers that way when the water is still cold. I like that you also have some good safety oriented videos for SUP paddlers on your channel btw.
@@AirOnTheWater Thanks so much!
thanks for the info host...keep up.fely mixed vlogs here..
Thank you! Stay well and thank you for the feedback 😃
Only 2.5k views? Jan. 23rd, 2024
Share this video folks! It is an important one!
Thank you! Glad if it is found helpful. Lots of people find this topic difficult, or might not realize how important it is to dress properly for cold water conditions - thus the video.
This is a very comprehensive video. A full guide, for any paddler out there.
How likely is one to fall into the water, statistically speaking? How often have you found yourself capsizing?
Thank you! Glad you liked it, and thanks for the positive feedback. I haven't looked into overall statistics for how often paddlers capsize - my thought is that that in all cases depends on the paddler, what kind of kayak they're in, and how rough waters they paddle in. Of course someone paddling a pontoon-style super stable inflatable kayak is much less likely to capsize than a paddler in a super-fast slim hardshell, for example. I paddle mostly in inflatables of all kinds but also in sea kayaks, have tried a surfski, and have never actually capsized while paddling so far, but I guess it will happen at some point. I have fallen in the water when getting in and out of the water though, for example on slippery rocks. Have been very glad to be wearing my drysuit a few times! And of course, paddling SUP, I've ended up in the water a bunch of times. Even so, it doesn't help you if you have years without a capsize if you're not protected properly once you do - just like not wearing a bike helmet because you never crash isn't a good idea.
@@AirOnTheWater, better safe than sorry, always! (I am on my bicycle every day, though, and never wear a helmet. But cycling is a different matter. :) )
Have a great weekend!
Hi, maybe you can help me, I got a new pair of 5 mm neoprene boots with semi-rigid soles, they have a very comfortable zip with an internal bellows BUT the water enters from the bottom, without any holes or cracks being visible in the glues.
The seller told me that it is normal for water to enter because according to him neoprene is not waterproof.
I think he's kidding me, what's the point of boots labeled "cold water specialist" if they're not even watertight?
Do you think this is really the case and that a leaking kayak boot is normal?
Hi! Sorry to hear. I don't think the boots should leak. That's not the experience with mine. I wear mine sometimes in warmer waters specifically not to get water in as long as it doesn't come over the top of the boots. You can also ask around in the Winter kayaking group on Facebook.
@@AirOnTheWater I find it absurd that a pair of neoprene boots are not waterproof me too.
Last Saturday's paddle on Lake Como was one of the most miserable ever, with feet soaked and frozen 😖
@@DueInCammino Sorry to hear again. That really shouldn't be the case. What are the boots for in that case, one wonders. I would recommend to ask for a refund and try another brand. I use Palm Nova paddle boots which have worked well. I also use a drysuit though, which is important on cold water.
@@AirOnTheWater i've already asked for a refund and now i'm waiting.
The vendor also had an interesting drysuit but now we'll look elsewhere for sure 🤣.
I really appreciated this video, good job!
@@DueInCammino Hope it works out. Glad the video was helpful. There's a Winter kayaking section on the channel (scroll down on the first page) with some other winter/cold water related kayaking info and examples.