How To Store Your Inflatable SUP Over Winter
Get some expert advice on exactly how to store your inflatable SUP for winter in order to keep it in pristine condition for the next time you hit the water.
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The Afterdrop is a continued cooling of a person’s core temperature during the initial stages of rewarming from hypothermia.
If you’ve spent any length of time outdoors or in cold conditions, it is most likely that you’ve experienced Afterdrop. Afterdrop is the rewarming after being exposed to the cold for a length of time. A common trait for surfers, open water swimmers and paddleboarders who weren't expecting to take a swim. As the body is exposed to the cold it shuts down circulation to your skin drawing blood to your core which helps keep the body warm. However, as you warm up the process reverses, the blood starts to recirculate in your extremities cooling as it travels. Have you ever experienced that slightly odd sensation of warming up immediately after submersion to then cool down? That is the afterdrop. So how do you avoid the afterdrop? Well here’s a few tips to warming up.
Are you wearing the correct clothing?
We’ve all heard that saying there’s no such thing as bad weather just bad clothing. Well it’s certainly the case. Layering up is an art-form in itself, the versatility of a good base layer can go a long way. Something like the Long Sleeve Performance top makes an ideal thermal layer to wear under a waterproof coat or jacket.
Check the weatherWith all the apps and weather checking services these days, we have no excuse not to keep an eye on the forecast. The more we adventure year round and explore further the more important keeping an eye on the weather becomes. We advise keeping an eye on the forecast up to a week before you intend to venture out. This can give you a good indication to how wet the ground is if you’re biking or perhaps which areas may be water logged after torrential rain.
There is certainly an element of risk that is addictive for us when we go outdoors. And we certainly don’t want to become too regimented every time we step outside the front door. That said with a bit of preparation and the correct kit and some spare snacks, you can avoid those uncomfortable chilly moments.Share your Adventure
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