Wetsuit for an invalid ?

An elderly friend, who has no interest in scuba or snorkeling, seeks
advice.

For exercise he leaves his house and walks outside to and from his
heated pool.

For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be
easy for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in
the front of the chest, but also up each arm.]

He would don the jacket in his house, swim with it on, and remove it
only when he had reentered the warmth of his house.

Thank you for your help.

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"self" <me@mine123.com> wrote in message
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> An elderly friend, who has no interest in scuba or snorkeling, seeks
> advice.
>
> For exercise he leaves his house and walks outside to and from his
> heated pool.
>
> For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be
> easy for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in
> the front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
>
> He would don the jacket in his house, swim with it on, and remove it
> only when he had reentered the warmth of his house.
>
> Thank you for your help.

Sounds like a custom suit.

In order for wet suits to work there has to be just a tiny bit of water
allowed in, none or as little as possible, let out.

How warm is his heated pool?

On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:17:46 -0500, self wrote:

> For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be easy
> for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in the
> front of the chest, but also up each arm.]

He's probably looking for a custom one since very few wetsuit
manufacturers make them with zippers on the arms anymore... Other than
that, a Farmer John style top will work or even the old beaver-tail tops
if he doesn't want any sort of leg associated with it... The thicker
wetsuits are more likely to need the zippers on the arms though... How
cold is the water that he's going to be in?

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In article <ZtmdnWVUBZ7rwBDanZ2dnUVZ_qmlnZ2d@whidbeytel.com >,
pugetsounddiver@gmail.com says...
> "self" <me@mine123.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.21f717353c149c959896c5@News.Individual.NE T...
> > An elderly friend, who has no interest in scuba or snorkeling, seeks
> > advice.
> >
> > For exercise he leaves his house and walks outside to and from his
> > heated pool.
> >
> > For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> > wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be
> > easy for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in
> > the front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
> >
> > He would don the jacket in his house, swim with it on, and remove it
> > only when he had reentered the warmth of his house.
> >
> > Thank you for your help.
>
> Sounds like a custom suit.
>
> In order for wet suits to work there has to be just a tiny bit of water
> allowed in, none or as little as possible, let out.
>
> How warm is his heated pool?
>
>
>
The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
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In article <pan.2008.01.16.01.53.17.313000@grumman581-usenet-2008-
spambob-net>, grumman581-usenet-2008@spambob.net says...
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:17:46 -0500, self wrote:
>
> > For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
> > wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be easy
> > for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in the
> > front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
>
> He's probably looking for a custom one since very few wetsuit
> manufacturers make them with zippers on the arms anymore... Other than
> that, a Farmer John style top will work or even the old beaver-tail tops
> if he doesn't want any sort of leg associated with it... The thicker
> wetsuits are more likely to need the zippers on the arms though... How
> cold is the water that he's going to be in?
>
>
The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
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On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:20 -0500, self wrote:

> The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit

It's unlikely that he is going to need much (if any) of a wetsuit at that
warm of a temperature... It will be difficult to find a thin wetsuit that
also has zippers on the arms, so he will need to go for a custom one or
perhaps just get someone to add zippers to one off the rack... Depending
upon how mobility limited the individual is, one of the thin hyper stretch
wetsuits might work for him without the addition of the zippers...

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self wrote:
> In article <ZtmdnWVUBZ7rwBDanZ2dnUVZ_qmlnZ2d@whidbeytel.com >,
> pugetsounddiver@gmail.com says...
>
>>"self" <me@mine123.com> wrote in message
>>news:MPG.21f717353c149c959896c5@News.Individual. NET...
>>
>>>An elderly friend, who has no interest in scuba or snorkeling, seeks
>>>advice.
>>>
>>>For exercise he leaves his house and walks outside to and from his
>>>heated pool.
>>>
>>>For the cold weather he would like advice on what kind of jacket or
>>>wetsuit top he could buy or have custom adjusted so that it would be
>>>easy for him to get into and out of. [For example, zippers not only in
>>>the front of the chest, but also up each arm.]
>>>
>>>He would don the jacket in his house, swim with it on, and remove it
>>>only when he had reentered the warmth of his house.
>>>
>>>Thank you for your help.
>>
>>Sounds like a custom suit.
>>
>>In order for wet suits to work there has to be just a tiny bit of water
>>allowed in, none or as little as possible, let out.
>>
>>How warm is his heated pool?
>>
>>
>>
>
> The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit

I don't think he wants a wetsuit. They are difficult to put on and take
off, they make swimming more difficult, and they are much colder than
the ambient air (because of the evaporation) when you come out of the water.

esg

"self" <me@mine123.com> wrote in message
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> The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit

Then he needs a t-shirt and a pair of swim trunks.

"Grumman-581" <grumman581-usenet-2008@spambob.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:20 -0500, self wrote:
>
>> The pool is kept at 88 degrees Farenheit
>
> It's unlikely that he is going to need much (if any) of a wetsuit at that
> warm of a temperature... It will be difficult to find a thin wetsuit that
> also has zippers on the arms, so he will need to go for a custom one or
> perhaps just get someone to add zippers to one off the rack... Depending
> upon how mobility limited the individual is, one of the thin hyper stretch
> wetsuits might work for him without the addition of the zippers...
>
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How about just a sleeveless cheater? Without a hood? Basically, it's a tight
fitting shirt, that provides some insulation around the core, but leaves his
arms totally free. In 88 degree water, most people would overheat. But an
elderly man may not have the heat generating ability to perform like most
younger, healthy folks.... thereby needing extra help.

I think a 3 mil cheater would be stretchy enough for him to get on and off
and actually not mind doing it every day.
Steve

On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:31:10 -0600, GreenGas wrote:

> How about just a sleeveless cheater? Without a hood? Basically, it's a
> tight fitting shirt, that provides some insulation around the core, but
> leaves his arms totally free. In 88 degree water, most people would
> overheat. But an elderly man may not have the heat generating ability to
> perform like most younger, healthy folks.... thereby needing extra help.
>
> I think a 3 mil cheater would be stretchy enough for him to get on and off
> and actually not mind doing it every day. Steve

It's going to depend upon whether the warmth is needed for in the pool or
on the way to and from the pool... I think that adding a zipper front to a
sleeveless 'cheater' would make it pretty easy for him to put it on (or
for whomever is assisting him)... Of course, it's also going to depend
upon how cold the ambient air is on the way to and from the pool...
Perhaps the OP should try it himself and determine what feels comfortable
before using it on the invalid?

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