Forgot to mention my feelings on that-I wore mine today with lightweight poly underneath and it worked out fine-50 deg air temp [dunno about the water] and I didn't get soggy. I agree with David in that I believe I should have paid the extra $$ for Gore-tex... As it is, when it gets warmer I shift to the ol' dry top and farmer johns-the farmer johns are from a DIVE shop and are I think 7mm for the same price I've seen 3mm at kayak shops sold for... Take care, Tom... >For my money the best material for a dry suit is GoreTex. Sure, it's >not really the material, but rather the waterproofing method. I tend to >sweat a lot - being sealed up in a urethane coated drysuit can get >pretty soggy for me. The GoreTex suit really does help with this >problem, but you do pay a premium. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Feb 12 1999 - 18:18:13 PST
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