Re: [Paddlewise] Water in booties

<<Am I getting a lot of water in there because the boots
themselves are not skin tight, or because the wetsuit is ill fitting
at the ankles and has to be rolled up.  Or does everyone get a
few ounces of water in the booties all the time?  I guess this is
the age old question:  am I not doing it right, or is it a fact of
life?>>

I wear socks so that usually takes up all the excess space and keeps the
squishing on land down but I watch my paddling partner empty his boots before
he drives away after a paddle. I have the too-long-leg problem too but I do zip

the boots all the way up and they fit rather well. I am not constructed for the

"unisex"  wetsuit  I wear. I'd need to be about 6'6" to fit this one in the
legs. This leaves a lot of bunching at the knees and other places but I try to
pull the legs up so the ankle is not bunched when I zip the ankle. It can do
what it likes after I zip it as long as I can move freely. Do you try socks?
That might work if you don't mind wet socks.

Joan Spinner


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