Re: [Paddlewise] Dry suit neck ring

My feeling is that neck rings work great for the scenario mentioned below. 
Rolling with the kind of neck ring I use, a 1 inch or so diameter rubber
tube, produces leakage of a few cups or maybe a quart of water. Even a
gallon or two of water wouldn't be lifethreatening in any way, unless you
are wearing sodium underwear. Of course, if the neck ring was hard to
remove, then an extended amount of water could enter the suit and cause
potentially serious problems. But the neck ring I use is so easy to
disengage by pushing it inside the latex collar. Yes it is still around
your neck, but so is the latex. When paddling in rough conditions where a
flip is possible, remove the neck ring. When paddling in calm conditions,
wear it if desired. So simple.
Cheers,
Kevin
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	/   Kevin Whilden   \
       |Dept. of Geosciences \___
       |University of Washington \
       |kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu| 
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On Tue, 3 Nov 1998, Frank Montbriand wrote:

> Two weeks ago I was paddling in my dry suit, cold water but sunny 70 degree
> day and overheated. I needed more ventilation and thought back to a short
> article by  George Gronseth, published in Sea Kayker magazine about neck
> rings. My questions are, does anyone use them, do they work well, safety
> concerns?
> 
> frank
> 
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