My goretex dry suit is 6 years old now. I would never go back to a regular dry suit. Being a guide here in Alaska in the cold water I wear my dry suit more in one year then most would wear it in thier life time. Kokatat's fix some leaking seams at no charge back a few years. Gaskets have been replaced several times. After being abused for 6 years the Goretex is still waterproof . Other friends that I've converted them to Goretex have said it was the best investment they've made. The one change I would make on my next suit is that Goretex breaths both direction. I would have a coated nylon butt patch put on. If your setting a long time your butt gets warm and a little damp from the Goretex breathing the wrong direction, but it may be about the same with a coated nylon suit and sweating. It's been so long since I've worn a regular dry suit can't remember. Kokatat will put a coated butt patch on for you if you order the suit. A must have feature, get latex feet put in the dry suit. Feet stay dry and warm. It also make putting on and taking off the dry suit a lot easier. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 01 1998 - 22:41:03 PDT
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