When I purchased my dry suit, I seem to remember the advertisement stating that salt water did not harm it. I wonder what other's experience is. Robert cc: Paddlewise > >Kokatat says to be sure to rinse the garment every day of use -- to >remove excess salt buildup. Use fresh water if you have it, salt if no >fresh is available. > >-- >Dave Kruger >Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Check this out for what the manufacturers say http://www.jacksonville.net/~dldecker/fska5.htm#Gore-Tex Dana At 06:21 PM 9/1/98 -0500, Robert C. Cline wrote: >When I purchased my dry suit, I seem to remember the advertisement stating >that salt water did not harm it. > >I wonder what other's experience is. > >Robert > >cc: Paddlewise > >> >>Kokatat says to be sure to rinse the garment every day of use -- to >>remove excess salt buildup. Use fresh water if you have it, salt if no >>fresh is available. >> >>-- >>Dave Kruger >>Astoria, OR > > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
At 09:45 PM 9/1/98 -0700, Ron Clauson wrote: > >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. > At the rate people are turning up suddnely, deathly allergic to latex,I'd suggest less efficient (IM experience) neoprene gaskets. Wynne Americus, GA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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