because the Atlantic Ocean is freezin and Cornwall is home to some comitted English surfers who surf all year round
Why do surfers in California wear wet suits most of the year?
Marine biologists conduct extensive research on the organisms that live in various bodies of water. These scientists often wear scuba gear, wetsuits, protective gloves, and safety glasses for their occupation.
Bathing suits or wetsuits
The way wetsuits fit is very important. Typically if you are a Women you will want to wear a Womens wetsuit. The overall tightness of the Wetsuit can play a major roll on whether or not you stay warm in the water. See related links for an example of women's wetsuits.
Most people who don't wear protective clothing do it because they think it will make them look cool if they don't wear it.
Quicksilver is a brand designed for extreme sports wearers such as snowboarders, surfers, and skateboarders. If people wear it most likely means they participate in these but this may not always be the case.
You wear protective gear so you dont get seriously injured
Fir brigades have to wear protective outfits
protective overgarments protective mask protective overboots
Protective overgarments protective overboots protective mask
You should wear protective clothing because you could easily hurt yourself e.g: builders have to wear helmets to protect them from anything falling on them.
Tear resistance? If you can get a pair of leather gloves large enough to go over your protective gloves--not an easy task because the protective gloves are huge--you can wear those.