ironroad Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) Well... This post's title was very misleading. I kind of don't know what to do now... Edited February 6, 2015 by ironroad 1
+Fubar512 Posted February 6, 2015 Author Posted February 6, 2015 I already did such thing : it was great !! Let's see, air temps below freezing (with a windchill effect making it feel well below freezing), and water temps that can cause hypothermia in mere minutes.... Yeah, that looks and sounds tempting Sorry, but warmer climes with great surfing are just a plane ride away. 1
MrGoTime Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 I lived up in Alaska for a while once upon a time, and folks used to use those dry suits and surf the waves of Sitka. Looks awesome, but oh so very cold. But apparently the waves are worth it.
+daddyairplanes Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 as was telling someone else yesterday, go to Bagram AF between October and April. only deployment that i spent entirely in my fleece, and quite frankly i am cured of such above shenanigans. yes, i said shenanigans. 2
MrGoTime Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 as was telling someone else yesterday, go to Bagram AF between October and April. only deployment that i spent entirely in my fleece, and quite frankly i am cured of such above shenanigans. yes, i said shenanigans. I do love that fleece though. 1
warthog64 Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Yeah I'm not a fan of cold water, even The Bay Area water was way too cold for me. I guess a wet suit would help though. Cold air I have no issue with, just put on a jacket!
+SayethWhaaaa Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 What's the point of surfing if it's too cold for bikinis?? I dunno, that's just my take from a country that's hotter than the Planet Mercury for 11 months of the year. 1
+Fubar512 Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 What's the point of surfing if it's too cold for bikinis?? I dunno, that's just my take from a country that's hotter than the Planet Mercury for 11 months of the year. I really wish you hadn't mentioned bikinis. This video was taken on New Year's Day, 2015, just a few miles up the coast, in Asbury Park, NJ, during the annual Polar Bear Plunge. The air temperature was a balmy 30F (-1 C), and the surf temperature was about 41F (5 C).
jeanba Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 I lived up in Alaska for a while once upon a time, and folks used to use those dry suits and surf the waves of Sitka. Looks awesome, but oh so very cold. But apparently the waves are worth it. As far as my experience goes and as far as I have been explained : you are not cold : Either you are warm, either you are dead And obviously, the suits were not bought on ebay from a dubious Chinese manufacturer.
+Muesli Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Well... This post's title was very misleading. I kind of don't know what to do now...
jeanba Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 The air temperature was a balmy 30F (-1 C), and the surf temperature was about 41F (5 C).Too hot for me, I hate global warming Back to the Ice age !
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