I tend to run hot, and have on more than one occasion suffered heat exhaustion (or was it heat stroke; I always mess them up). But never paddling. I just don't generate the same heat with paddling as I would using the much bigger muscles of the body. I've never paddled water anywhere in California, ocean or river, where I felt the water was so warm that a wetsuit was a threat, although I've gone without one many times. I could stay out in the SoCal water for hours, for example, in the summer without hypothermia, but I've also done some long swims in that same water with a wetsuit with no problems except for some discomfort. I use a farmer john, however, which definitely allows for more venting. I have diver friends who use those urethane/pile garments even in tropical water; they look like they might work for those that run real hot. -- Rob Gendreau Oakland, California gendreau_at_ccnet.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 12 1999 - 19:34:11 PDT
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