Does a rash guard keep you even a little bit warm?

3 Comments

1. philip c says:

   July 1, 2010 at 6:05 am

   A rash guard is not made to keep water off of you. It’s main purpose is becoming a shield from the friction of ur surfboard/life jacket to prevent irritation, and wouldn’t u know it…RASH!! But is some cases if the water is warmer then the air, the rash guard might protect u a little bit from wind chill, but most importantly, on a hot day, sunburn!! Hope I helped a little bit.
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   4 years Professional wakeboarding
   recreational surfing
2. John F says:

   July 1, 2010 at 6:49 am

   NO. It is not designed to keep water off your body, it is designed to protect your skin from the friction that develops when you a paddling on a waxed surfboard.

   You loose body heat much, much faster in water than in air. A wet rash guard will make you not only feel colder, but loose heat faster than your bare skin, which air dries rather quickly.

   I have been surfing since 1966, long before rash guards were invented. Wet clothes increase heat loss. If you are too cold, get yourself a wetsuit top ior vest.
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3. impaler19120 says:

   July 1, 2010 at 7:20 am

   Don’t be so cheap, buy a wet suit.
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