Who shrunk my wet-suits ?????

[strickman]

I plan on dredging sat.- morning temps.38 warming up to around 70---so off to the shed i go dragging out 4 wetsuits to chose from all are lg. (or at least used to be) now look i'm not the same 150# lean, mean ,fighting machine i once was -----but i havent put on that much (i know your wife probably says the same thing) i'm not going there (you have to chose your battles wisely and that one is not worth it )!!!!!!!!but back to subject at hand ---i could not even get 3 of them half way on -and that was with my 2 sons and wife helping!what gives?why have my 3 best suits shrunk so bad?i mean a LOT..... the thicker suits shrunk the worst,even my hood and i know my head hasn't grown.....and it's not just me ---my youngest son 12 and small for his age (and thin as a dime)had a hard time getting in it.and its a large !!! but my light wieght thin suit (also a large) still fits o.k.? what is the remedy for stretching them back?i wondered if i wet them them put them on would it work?OR would i wet it wrestle it on (like trying to shove a box-car up a gnats a$$ ) and be trapped forever .this would be hard as two caddalac payments. and this source off many years of laughter for my wife and kids!!!!!!!she said if i try it she would have her finger on #9 (as in 911) and my oldest son thinks he can retire from the videos .and to be totally honest after finding skunks my last two outings (looking for new spots)i don't feel lucky. so please tell me your thoughts on this ,and if i decide to try -------my oldest son will gladly ship you the video for #19.99 plus shipping and handling-for the full length, and for an additional #19.99 you will recieve footage of the acual 911 call with behind the scenes extras....

 

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[paratrooper]

The Colorado river is pretty darn cold south of the Hoover dam, I have been in it, it would be a lot more comfortable in a wetsuit....I plan on retiring in that area in a few years myself and look forward to hunting there......

I'll tell you just how cold it can be . 2 years ago I worked the summer as a pontoon boat driver on the river at Grand Canyon West . One day one of the tribal members decided to swim from one dock to the other . Just looking at him (400 pounds) you would figure that he would just float . Halfway there he lost use of his arms and legs due to hypothermia . When it came time to grab onto the dock he couldn't move and just floated past . BTW the water moves at 15+MPH . Another boat driver tried to pull him onto his boat but the dude was too heavy (not to mention dead weight) so another boat with a ladder on the back rushed towards him as he drifted swiftly towards the falls (small but still a falls) on the way to Lake Mead . They got him but it was an object lesson to all that were there that day . Having served as a PARATROOPER in Alaska I can attest to the fact that cold can be a frustrating as well as paralyzing effect on someone . I may joke BUT you won't see me without a suit in those conditions . The water is not only snow melt from Colorado but as it is released from the dams along the way it comes from way down deep so as to have the power to create electricity so the sun has precious little time to warm it up . My passengers were actually shocked by the temperature when I pulled a bucket of water out for them to stick their hands into .

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

I have been boating and swimming in Lake Mohave, and in the Colorado river south of it in August, water is cooold. The current is also fast when they open up the gates of the dam....But, I love the location, with the Grand Canyon, Utah and all that is in Az.....

 

[strickman]

hard to function when you are numb !!!!!!