In a message dated 98-11-23 15:15:22 EST, Clyde.Sisler_at_wang.com writes: << > Are the booties an add on or something separate? If they're separate, do they go over or under the gaskets? If they go over, what would I need the ankle gaskets for? If they go under, how am I going to get my foot through the gasket? I don't have little feet. >> In Kokatat's suits, the neoprene or latex booties replace the ankle gaskets. They just slide on over your thermal layer --- we all <do> know that you have to have a good wicking thermal layer on under the drysuit, don't we? Otherwise, it just keeps your hypothermic body dry for the SAR guys. Not to offend the intelligence of this list with this obvious remark, but we did lose a paddler in New Jersey about three years ago --- was wearing a brand new drysuit with a bathing suit under it. Dry but just as dead. Saw Mountain Surf's (Friendsville, MD, <www.mountainsurf.com>) new Malden Mills Polartec 200S four-way thermal stretch "Sasquatch Skin" liner yesterday on a break during a round trip to Ohio; the new suit has a unisex elasticized waistband and a dropseat for pitstops without disrobing. Nice touch. Nice stuff. About $120 --- might be on sale. Another two side comments on drysuit seals: a little --- the operative word being <little> --- talcum powder on the ankles or wrists makes getting those seals on much easier. And a fresh shave makes the neck gasket last a good deal longer. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** 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 Nov 24 1998 - 04:35:02 PST
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