In a message dated 10/17/98 4:43:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, foxhill_at_shore.intercom.net writes: << last year i used a dry suit to keep the bod safe. to keep my feet warm, i used 25 yr old neoprene booties. well the booties had holes in them so i was concerned that my feet would be cold. no such problem, water drained before entering yak and there wasn't much air movement in the cockpit, so my feet were warm all winter long. >> As Mr. Bliven has stated, neoprene booties will work really well to keep your feet warm even when wet. I would like to add, however, that although they are fine for day trips, I would not recommend them for anything longer. Several years ago I did a trip over about a week in which I packed a pair of hard soled neoprene booties as my primary footwear. With the hard soles they are as good as tennis shoes for walking, and the neoprene will keep you warm even when wet. What I hadn't considered were the consequences of wearing neoprene over a prolonged period of time. By about the third day I had to keep those booties well down wind of camp in the evening, and the things that were going on with my toes and feet are simply too frightening to go into on this list. Sandals with or without socks, wet shoes and rubber boots are all better options then neoprene booties. Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Scott wrote: >... By about the third day I had to keep > those booties well down wind of camp in the evening, and the things that were > going on with my toes and feet are simply too frightening to go into on this > list. Sandals with or without socks, wet shoes and rubber boots are all better > options then neoprene booties. Dear paddlewisenheimers, I would recommend to wash your booties in hot (not boiling) water, with a spoonful of acetic acid (yes, vinegar) added. A tiny plastic bottle does not take very much space within your kayak. Sterilizes neoprene footwear well plus takes the smell away - with red wine vinegar one even could easily get some tasty aroma to the booties ;-) I am using the booties only when at sea, otherwise I am keeping a pair of outdoor hiking sandals packed behind my seat: they do not take very much space and with woollen and/or Thinsulate socks they are relatively warm even at near zero degrees gentigrades. A rainy weather is another matter...but during the summer it is not really aproblem :-) Ari (Now with a pair of Goretex boots under the aft deck..about 47 knots/24 m/s winds and rain last weekend) *************************************************************************** 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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