Jim wrote: > >My experience matches Doug's well. In moderate conditions, and a bit beyond, >I use a combination of Farmer John wetsuit, probably 3 mm, with a >non-breathable Patagonia Stretch Sidewinder 'semi-dry' top. My first paddling jacket was a Stohlquist semi-dry top (neo, no latex). I almost never wear it simply because I end up being a lot less comfortable in it than in my dry suit, even in "a bit too warm for a drysuit" spring weather. The lack of breathability just makes it damp and clammy, and after a roll, I end up with all this soggy capilene and fleece. I am still trying to figure out the best combination for those Lake Superior spring trips that fall between dry suit and shorty weather. What do all of you do? Fuzzy rubber, breathable dry tops and 2mm neo? Hmmmm. -Patrick *************************************************************************** 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 May 07 1999 - 11:56:19 PDT
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