>> > Define "comfortable." I usually overheat on a warm day, but rotary > cooling > takes care of that. Otherwise, the dry suit is more comfortable than a > wetsuit becuse you do stay drier. If you buy one, make sure it is > large > Does this imply you wear a dry suit through some/all of the summer? I know my instructors wore dry suits all week in early June in Maine last year. >> ************************************************************************** * It depends on how cold the water is. On Lake Superior I always wear a dry suit. Last night I wore a dry suit on the Minneapolis chain of lakes, even though it was a warm day, because I intended to practice rescues and reentries, and because a strong, cooling wind was blowing. (Also, my splash jacket is packed away somewhere, and I didn't have time to search for it.) And yes, I rolled several times to cool off. BTW, I took my thermometer along. The water temperature is already 70 degrees F. -- more like mid-June than mid-May! Next Wednesday I don't think I will bother with the dry suit. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 14 1998 - 09:23:10 PDT
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