How a wetsuit works
A wetsuit works by allowing a very thin film of water to be trapped between your skin and the wetsuit. Your body heat then heats up this film of water and this is what keeps you warm. Others wetsuits fit so snuggly that no water is needed to create that film. Generally, the thicker the wetsuit neoprene then the warmer you stay. Any flushing of water down the neck entry or up the arms or leaking through the seams will drastically reduce the performance of the wetsuit. So a proper fitting wetsuit is so important.
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