I'm concerned about quality No. 2. Seems to me if you end up in the water the jacket could weight you down with the water it holds. I always wear my jacket inside of my PFD. What do you think? Barbara Kossy At 11:05 PM 3/2/99 -0800, Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures Ltd wrote: >Jerry wrote: > >" 1. It should have a zipper so it can be easily put on or removed at sea, >without it going over your head. >2. It should be full in the body so it can go over your pfd. (So you don't >have to remove the pfd and put it back on.) >3. It should be short so it doesn't bunch up against your spray deck. >4. It should have a mechanism to keep it from flopping over your head if >you are rolling. >5. It should be of breathable fabric. >6. No hood. Rain hats are better. >7. Pockets. > >Where can I get one? " > >Try a store that sells fly fishing equipment. > > I have tried on a number that seem to do what you are looking for ( except >most have hoods ). I recently tried one on that was made by Columbia that >was short ( ideal for wading or paddling ), waterproof/breathable, had 4 >large front pockets with drain holes, and had tight neoprene cuffs and waist >and a neoprene yolk around the inside of the neck. It came in sizes up to >XXL, but was not overly big. If you are in the Vancouver area Ruddick's Fly >shop carries them for around $200 Canadian. > >I keep wanting to buy it everytime I'm down there but find it hard to >justify another jacket, even one that can be used fly fishing. > >Andrew Jones >_______________________________________________ > >Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures Ltd. >Suite 211 - 1641 Lonsdale Ave. >North Vancouver, BC, Canada >V7M 2J5 >Ph. 604-831-6180 >e-mail: kingfshr_at_idmail.com > >www.kingfisher-adventures.com >________________________________________________ > > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > > Sea Kayak Italy http://www.seakayakitaly.com tel. 650-728-8720 fax 650-728-8753 bkossy_at_igc.org *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 03 1999 - 13:43:24 PST
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