Tomorrow I'm heading out to the salt lake with my buddy so that he can try out his new kite surfboard. He is quite skilled on the water and really
won't spend much time not cruising. Both of us have a 6mm wetsuit with boots hood and gloves, I wear a NPX high hook life vest. Last spring he was out
there when the lake was still half frozen over, but it was also 12-15 degrees C outside. Tomorrow is suppose to be 4degrees C. I have confidence that
he will be okay, but if the lake didn't have a high salinity it would have a thin layer of ice on it. My plan is to play around on the beach with the
atb and try to get in some nice park n ride runs. But thinking of him out there I'm almost tempted to throw on the wetsuit and life vest and give it
one last go of the year, but not sure that because I really can't ride if it would be wise. Would anyone else here give it a go or does that just
sound crazy. If I had a dry suit I would be all over it but this makes me leery.:puzzled:
Edit:: Just checked out my gear. My wetsuit is a NPX Assassin 5/4/3, I have a ocean rodeo 3mm hood, ocean rodeo 3mm gloves, and ocean rodeo 5mm boots
what I fly/ride:
19m Flysurfer Speed 2 SA
12m Flysurfer Speed2
6m Ozone access xt
1.5m Ozone imp trainer
144cm Airush Switch
152cm lib tech skate banana
MBS Pro 90
Jereme Leafe Pro 95
You can make it work with what you have but you'd be toasty warm in a drysuit, with no pain or drama. Hands and feet are the only liabilities. I've
water skied in 33f air and 40f water with snow ski gloves on and was completely comfortable even floating in the water. Wetsuits have that "initial
fill" where I find myself screaming and hollering in cold water. My rule was always if the air and water temps don't add up to 100f then its
definitely drysuit conditions. I'd even wear it up over 120 total.
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PTW Hero Buggy - XXtreme ApeXX Buggy US 88 - Libre Hardcore IvanpahBuggyExpo.com Youtube link
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HQ Montana X 8m, Montana IX 12m, HQ Ignition LEI 5m,
PL Phantom 12m, 15m, Big Blu 24m+, Synergy 10m, Venom 10m, 13m , Phantom II 12m Vapors 3.8, 5.4, Crosskite Sonic 7m, PKD Combat 10.3m
Uturn Butane 2.5m PKD Buster 3m Genetrix Hydra 7m Ozone Yakuza GT 14m
DRYSUIT ... with a fleece underneath. get some cold water booties and gloves and you're set to go.
the equipment items you listed will work fine. i have a Neil Pryde wetsuit as well, and it has the same features as NPX and its toasty warm. the only
reason I would go to the borrowed (thx BR) drysuit is when the surface temp is freezing cold.
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dry suit conditions for sure.........................most folks around here use the 110 degree method..............if the water and air totaled are
110 or greater they will go out................under that they stay in...................I can tell you I dont use that rule...................If the
winds good, Im going out.............If they are offshore, I buggy.........
Man I didn't realize that there was a whole world of guys who ride right into the sub zero temps. Unfortunately it won't be happening for me today.
The winds forecast dropped out all together. Too bad too, if anything I was gonna put it all on and jump in to test it out. If I found it too
uncomfortable then I'd jump out but if it was okay then I was gonna go for a ride, but stay close to shore in case it turned ugly. I'm gonna try to
invest in a dry suit for next fall. Probably the NPX Lucifer if I can get my hands on one. The only question I have is if I'd have to wear my 3mm hood
with it when the temps get too cold, or if a beanie and the integrated hood would have me covered.
what I fly/ride:
19m Flysurfer Speed 2 SA
12m Flysurfer Speed2
6m Ozone access xt
1.5m Ozone imp trainer
144cm Airush Switch
152cm lib tech skate banana
MBS Pro 90
Jereme Leafe Pro 95
Originally posted by shaggs2riches
Man I didn't realize that there was a whole world of guys who ride right into the sub zero temps. Unfortunately it won't be happening for me today.
The winds forecast dropped out all together. Too bad too, if anything I was gonna put it all on and jump in to test it out. If I found it too
uncomfortable then I'd jump out but if it was okay then I was gonna go for a ride, but stay close to shore in case it turned ugly. I'm gonna try to
invest in a dry suit for next fall. Probably the NPX Lucifer if I can get my hands on one. The only question I have is if I'd have to wear my 3mm hood
with it when the temps get too cold, or if a beanie and the integrated hood would have me covered.
if you never get your head wet, a beanie will do. the removable hoodie is a smart idea. plus 1 for the p-hole. it was a pain to get in and out of a
drysuit at WC for 30secs of release. hehehe.
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6 kiters went on the water here last week in air/water temps just above freezing with misty drizzle on an overcast day. All in drysuits and hood,
boots and gloves. They said it was the best +1c day ever.
2016 CORE Section wave 6m and 9m
CORE Sensor2 controlbar
2016 5'2" North WHIP surfboard
Zeeko Spitfire XLW foil and 5'0 custom foilboard
Electric Outback MountainBoard
Any old $100 snowboard
I've seen a vid of a guy kitesurfing in the cold with a GoPro on his head ... great daggers of ice freezing on his lines and trim strap :o yeah I'll
pass thanks!
i dont see why someone will kite surf in the cold... by moving so fast especially around a large body of water... your going to be dealing with dense
air as well as fast speed... meaning even colder than the actual temp
im just a avid kayaker looking to get into surfing and power jumping
Out in my backyard it can drop to around -40c or colder in the winter, I work in it no problem. Last winter I was snowkiting in -35c when you factor
in the wind it was way colder than that. For me anyway it is about logging in more sessions than I normally would. I got in only 6 sessions at the
lake this summer and only just started getting up and riding when I'm confident in my riding I will be longing to head out as long into the season as
possible. Gotta take advantage of the wind when I can. For me that's what it's all about anyway.
what I fly/ride:
19m Flysurfer Speed 2 SA
12m Flysurfer Speed2
6m Ozone access xt
1.5m Ozone imp trainer
144cm Airush Switch
152cm lib tech skate banana
MBS Pro 90
Jereme Leafe Pro 95
One day when I'm filthy rich and my kids have all grown and moved out of the house (won't leave them alone as teenagers..can we say house parties ) I'm going to just travel from place to place kiting (wife doesn't know this yet I
have 18 years to ease her into it) then I will get in enough sessions, till then I'm left freezing
what I fly/ride:
19m Flysurfer Speed 2 SA
12m Flysurfer Speed2
6m Ozone access xt
1.5m Ozone imp trainer
144cm Airush Switch
152cm lib tech skate banana
MBS Pro 90
Jereme Leafe Pro 95
:duh: i never been one for cold.. born in jamaica, raised in brooklyn and migrated to florida because i dont like snow or anything that comes with
it. since you work out in like 25 degree weather (your -32c is my 25 degree
f) you must have no problem going in the beach water with the weather ...lets say 50 degrees outside..i hateeee cold water.
im just a avid kayaker looking to get into surfing and power jumping