Many of us have arrived at a race venue the day before the race and have wisely gotten in the water to test the temperature and, well, to get in a swim workout.
The next morning your wetsuit is still wet and you will quickly realize it very difficult to get into it. It takes forever to put on and you end up having overstretched stretched wetsuit that is not properly sitting against your body or aligned properly along your limbs. There are a few ways you can still put on a wet wetsuit without much trouble at all. These are proven to work with T1 Wetsuits for sure, and with most other brands as well.
1. Put it on in the water: Put it on in knee-to-waist deep water. Once get it on up to your waist, submerse yourself and slip into the top.
2. Put in on in the shower: with your body wet and water flowing down the inside of the wetsuit as you would normally put in on.
3. Roll it on. Turn the wetsuit inside out and roll it on starting at the ankles. Imagine someone filming you removing the wetsuit, then play the film backwards.
4. Use Plastic bags: On dry land, use a plastic bag big enough to cover your foot to your ankle (a grocery bag works fine too). Put on one foot, slip the wetsuit leg on, then remove the bag and repeat on your other, then your hands.
As always I welcome your comments and questions.
Emilio De Soto II
Maker of triathlon clothing, T1 Wetsuits, & Saddle Seat Pads and AXS since 1990
emilio@desotosport.com http://www.desotosport.com
The next morning your wetsuit is still wet and you will quickly realize it very difficult to get into it. It takes forever to put on and you end up having overstretched stretched wetsuit that is not properly sitting against your body or aligned properly along your limbs. There are a few ways you can still put on a wet wetsuit without much trouble at all. These are proven to work with T1 Wetsuits for sure, and with most other brands as well.
1. Put it on in the water: Put it on in knee-to-waist deep water. Once get it on up to your waist, submerse yourself and slip into the top.
2. Put in on in the shower: with your body wet and water flowing down the inside of the wetsuit as you would normally put in on.
3. Roll it on. Turn the wetsuit inside out and roll it on starting at the ankles. Imagine someone filming you removing the wetsuit, then play the film backwards.
4. Use Plastic bags: On dry land, use a plastic bag big enough to cover your foot to your ankle (a grocery bag works fine too). Put on one foot, slip the wetsuit leg on, then remove the bag and repeat on your other, then your hands.
As always I welcome your comments and questions.
Emilio De Soto II
Maker of triathlon clothing, T1 Wetsuits, & Saddle Seat Pads and AXS since 1990
emilio@desotosport.com http://www.desotosport.com