i love my neoprene booties - warm and dry tootsies, no paranoia about tearing the latex booties, and mostimportantly, no more falling down while trying to pry off the ankle gaskets at the end of the day ;-). they are however pricey - $64 with a new suit, $92 as a factory retrofit george ruta northcountry kayak 518-677-3040 In a message dated 98-11-24 07:35:09 EST, JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com writes: << Kokatat has also (fairly recently, I guess) introduced a neoprene bootie which it incorporates into its GoreTex suits. They're probably a little more survivable than the latex booties, but still need protection on longer or rougher walks. But it's two fewer Houdini tricks to play getting the suit on and off, your feet stay warm and dry in thick polypro or ragg wool socks, and, when you're building the suit, they add only about $50 to the price. Dunno the retrofit price for an existing suit. Working from second hand knowledge, but it looks like an excellent way to go for either bootie. I'm choosing the neoprene. Jack >> *************************************************************************** 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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