Originally Posted By: Deathwind
That's sad. Maybe I was raised better than he was, but I'd have given my wife my wetsuit. And a better chance at surviving.

Originally Posted By: hikermor
In addition, if you are in the water and attempt to don and doff a wetsuit, I suspect that the energy expended would doom both parties. I am not sure i could even put on a wet suit while in the drink - its tricky enough when out of the water.
I think hikermor is probably right on this one. I seem to recall that in one of Prof Popsicle's (Dr. Geisbrecht's) videos he had people try to put on an ordinary life jacket while swimming in cold water. My recollection is that very few were able to do it successfully. His conclusion was that if you aren't already wearing it when you go in the drink, you probably won't be able to put it on after you are in the water.

A wet suit would no doubt be much much harder. Trying to take your's off and put it on someone else would probably just mean you would both die.
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