They will let in a little water but not much. I have Gortex uppers and lowers and they do quite well. I also have a full Gortex dry suit. The great advantage of the two-piece suit is that it can be compacted in a dry bag and stowed in the kayak and the uppers and lowers can be pulled out as needed. (I have a relief zipper in the bibs but it has never been affected by the packing. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I bought my first dry suit this fall: two-piece Koklatat. The top is Gortex and the bottom is nylon. I felt that this combo gave me the most versatility in that I could wear just the top on days when the water is chilly but the air is warm. Plus buying nylon bottoms helped keep the overall price down. However, the nylon bottoms collect a lot of sweat on warmer days. Some people might find that uncomfortable. If money is no object, go for the Gortex. Rolling the two tunnels together to form the seal is not difficult, if you can reach behind your back comfortably, but it does take a little time. I have not been fully immersed in the suit, so I don't know how water tight it is, but I suspect there would be minimal leakage at best. > -----Original Message----- > From: xy9_at_iname.com [SMTP:xy9_at_iname.com] > Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 9:06 PM > To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: [Paddlewise] Koklatat Bibs > > Has anyone in the group tried the Koklatat "bibs" in combination with > the Koklatat dry top? The bib has a "skirt" that rolls into the > "tunnel skirt" on the dry top to form a two-piece dry suit. Because > this seal is well below the top of the bibs, minimal water seepage > should not pose a problem. Water would need to migrate up and over the > bib before getting the paddler wet. And there's plenty of material > afforded in the roll so that it shouldn't leak. > > But I'm wondering how it all seals, and how the seal rides under a > kayak skirt. Is there any bunching of the seal? > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Get free personalized email at http://email.lycos.com > > ********************************************************************** > ***** > 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/ ***************************************************************************
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