>Where Malden billed "Thermal Stretch" as "windproof", "breathable" and "water >repellent", their "Rubberized Thermal Stretch" is "semi-breathable" and >"waterproof", eliminating evaporative cooling. The jury's out on the >comparative abrasion resistance, but my personal bet is that the straight >"Thermal Stretch" might be a little better. At various times, both material >have been credited with the thermal insulation of two to three mil neoprene in >the water, but my bet is that the Rubberized stuff will be warmer. > >I own a full "jumpsuit" of Polartec 2000S --- maybe five years old. Works >well as an emergency backup is this stuff the "first layer" fabric or is it used over polypro? *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Aug 19 1998 - 13:06:39 PDT
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