Jack Wrote: > And you didn't ask about gloves. There, neoprene seems best by > far. And expensive isn't always best. The absolute best neoprene > gloves I've ever used were $8.95 at WalMart --- dunno, "Ozark" > something-or-other. Jack, are these neoprene gloves faced on only one side? I bought a pair of "fishing" neoprene gloves from Wal-Mart. The faced side was on the outside except for the palm where the bare side was out. They worked ok when I was using an aluminum shaft paddle, but when I switched to a wood paddle the unfaced palm of my gloves quickly chewed up. In the first 2 outings I had with the wood (Greenland) paddle I wore through to the nylon on the inside in several places. These gloves also had large interior seams (a bit uncomfortable) and leaked like a sieve. They stayed warm except when facing a strong wind. For a short while I used these gloves inside of a pair of large pogies and this was the best of both worlds. My hands would actually get too hot at times! I just bought a more expensive pair of gloves. Not neoprene and not near as warm. The pogies come out in warmer weather to compensate. They don't leak as bad. I saw a pair of precurved neoprene gloves that looked very comfortable and were water tight, but I was afraid to buy them with just unfaced neoprene on the outside. If anyone else has a good - durable - cold water paddling glove they recommend, I'd like to hear! Woody *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Feb 13 1999 - 06:29:53 PST
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