I am seriously planning to purchase a Kokotat Gore-Tex drysuit. I am deciding whether to get latex socks or ankle gaskets. While latex socks will keep my feet dry, I am concerned about wearing holes in the heals. An associate of mine says he is able to wear SealSkinz [sp?] socks _under_ the ankle gaskets to form a watertight seal. He can then buy new SealSkinz socks if they wear. I suspect this topic may have been discussed before. If it has, what is the consensus? If it hasn't, what are the thoughts of the members of this list? Gary Doran Victoria, Canada *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:34 AM 1/13/99 -0800, you wrote: >I am seriously planning to purchase a Kokotat Gore-Tex drysuit. I am deciding >whether to get latex socks or ankle gaskets. While latex socks will keep my >feet dry, I am concerned about wearing holes in the heals. An associate of >mine says he is able to wear SealSkinz [sp?] socks _under_ the ankle gaskets >to form a watertight seal. He can then buy new SealSkinz socks if they wear. > >I suspect this topic may have been discussed before. If it has, what is the >consensus? If it hasn't, what are the thoughts of the members of this list? > >Gary Doran >Victoria, Canada > Yup, Gary, it has been discussed before, but if you need the answers, we're happy to do so again. Besides, some new solution may come up to an old problem. My own solution with the Gore-Tex drysuit was to have a local diving shop attach booties as used in diving drysuits. Durable, allows you to wade ashore in deep water without wet feet. The amount of insulation can be varied from liner socks to heavy fleece or wool socks. These boots would not be good in a boat with a very low deck. As an aside, I also had the shop replace the latex wrist and neck seals with far more durable neoprene seals. I'd also highly recommend the relief zip option, a special order from Kokotat - ask your retailer. Cheers, Philip T. N49°16' W123°08' "The opinions expressed in this posting are not necessarily those of my employer, or indeed, of any sentient being." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 1/13/99 1:34:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, garydoran_at_home.com writes: << I am seriously planning to purchase a Kokotat Gore-Tex drysuit. I am deciding whether to get latex socks or ankle gaskets. >> There's a third and, in my opinion, better alternative from Kokatat now; they also have thicker neoprene socks that they'll install in the suit for you. These appear to me to be a lot more robust, offer some insulation, and just seem a lot safer than trusting a critical failure point to latex. The price difference, in the greater scheme of things, is minimal. I'm very happy with mine, but they still need some protection; I'm just using oversized "surf shoes" --- K-Mart $4.99 blue-light specials serve just fine! 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/ ***************************************************************************
go with the latex socks. kokotat can repair or replace them if they wear out, and they'll not only keep your feet warmer & drier, but you won't have really tight ankle gaskets to deal with. On Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:34:07 -0800 Gary Doran <garydoran_at_home.com> writes: >I am seriously planning to purchase a Kokotat Gore-Tex drysuit. I am >deciding >whether to get latex socks or ankle gaskets. While latex socks will >keep my >feet dry, I am concerned about wearing holes in the heals. An >associate of >mine says he is able to wear SealSkinz [sp?] socks _under_ the ankle >gaskets >to form a watertight seal. He can then buy new SealSkinz socks if >they wear. > >I suspect this topic may have been discussed before. If it has, what >is the >consensus? If it hasn't, what are the thoughts of the members of this >list? > >Gary Doran >Victoria, Canada >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks to all those who gave me advice about drysuit socks. FYI, I just made my order and I chose the neoprene socks option. Gary Doran Victoria, Canada Gary Doran wrote: > > I am seriously planning to purchase a Kokotat Gore-Tex drysuit. I am deciding > whether to get latex socks or ankle gaskets. While latex socks will keep my > feet dry, I am concerned about wearing holes in the heals. An associate of > mine says he is able to wear SealSkinz [sp?] socks _under_ the ankle gaskets > to form a watertight seal. He can then buy new SealSkinz socks if they wear. > > I suspect this topic may have been discussed before. If it has, what is the > consensus? If it hasn't, what are the thoughts of the members of this list? > > Gary Doran > Victoria, Canada > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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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