Philip - Thanks for the cautionary note on waxing drysuit zippers. Having been a beekeeper for some years (in the past - not now), I have quite a bit of experience with beeswax. It really is too slippery for many things. It also melts at a rather low temp, so I'm not too surprised that it caused trouble. The Kokotat rep said candelwax is okay, and so far candelwax has allowed reasonably free operation of the drysuit zipper with no hint of unwanted unzipping. I haven't used paraffin, which would have a lower melting temp, but apparently one other paddlewise person has used it, and has found it helpful (and not dangerous). Another thing about beeswax - if it gets too near a flame, it's almost explosive. So if you're lighting your cigar and your drysuit catches fires, then you jump in the water and..... Bill *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jan 04 1999 - 04:57:13 PST
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