what to wear for winter swimming

What to wear for winter swimming is a common question. Do I need a wetsuit? Here we look at how a wetsuit works, the advantages and disadvantages of wearing a wetsuit for outdoor swimming and what are the alternatives? Worth a look before investing your hard-earned cash. Here is a link to kit used in this video, via my Amazon page, through which I earn commission (which helps to fund my channel): https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/everyda... speedo endurance swimsuit c-skins legend booties lomo tri-x gloves Barts bobble hat aqua sphere pursuit wetsuit dhb neoprene cap https://tidd.ly/35XozaE Filmed on a GoPro Hero8 edited in Lumafusion app on iPad Pro I hope you enjoy this video, I'm always thinking up new subjects for videos, so if you have an idea for one, I'd love to read it in the comments. Check out some more of my videos: How to avoid cold shock in outdoor swimming    • Outdoor swimming: how to avoid cold shock   Acclimatisation:    • open water swimming: acclimatisation   The Dark Art of Getting Changed in a Changing Robe    • the dark art of getting changed in a chang...   How to Choose a Changing Robe    • how to choose a changing robe   dryrobe vs Charlie McLeod vs Red vs smoc smoc    • dryrobe vs Charlie McLeod vs Red vs SmocSmoc   Heat exhaustion whilst swimming - what to look for    • heat exhausion while swimming - what to lo...   Wild swim and camp on a work night, can it work?    • Wild swim and camp on a work night, can it...   Why wear earplugs for swimming? A selection of earplugs for under £10    • Why wear earplugs for swimming? A selectio...   When will there be enough tide?    • when will there be enough tide (to swim or...   Open water swimming how to use FREE RYA Safetrx app (2019)    • Open water swimming: how to use FREE RYA S...   Outdoor swimming: emergency contact    • Outdoor Swimming: Emergency Contact   How to choose a tow float (swim secure lomo watersport puffin swim restube)    • how to choose a tow float (swim secure lom...   What's in a tow float? Zone 3 swim safety buoy    • What's in a tow float? Zone 3 swim safety ...   What to do if panic strikes:    • Open water swimming when panic strikes   How to measure your swim distance:    • how to measure your swim distance   Outdoor swimming is a fantastic activity to get involved in, but sometimes just getting started can be challenging - what to wear, where to go, who to do it with are all questions that my playlist “Get Involved with Outdoor Swimming” addresses    • Get involved with outdoor swimming   The Outdoor Swimming community is extremely diverse and welcoming and there are new friends waiting to meet you. Hope to see you in the water sometime soon. Everyday Athlete is my vlog about getting active in the great outdoors. I make videos about outdoor activities such as swimming, snowboarding, running, bike riding which hopefully encourage other people to get involved. I upload videos weekly on a Tuesday morning in the UK. Come along and join me on my adventures    / everydayathleterach   Subscribe to Everyday Athlete here: https://www.youtube.com/user/rachlous... Check out my outdoor swimming playlist:    • Outdoor Swimming   Social Media: Instagram: @everydayathleterach Facebook page is Rachel Andrews I use TubeBuddy to save time on publishing my videos, you can find out about it here: https://www.tubebuddy.com/everydayath...