Re: [Paddlewise] wetsuits

Matt Broze wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bhansen97_at_aol.com <Bhansen97_at_aol.com>
> <snip>
> >
> >Double nylon (?? - cloth, anyway) facing is important - facing on the
> outside
> >to minimize abrasion damage to the suit, and facing on the inside to make
> the
> >suit more comfortable and make it less difficult to get off.
> 
> Nylon on the outside holds water and is colder after an immersion  and
> recovery because of  evaporative heat loss.
> Matt Broze
> http://www.marinerkayaks.com

I am glad that Matt brought that up.  I have had several neoprene wet
suits (each discarded as I gained a bit of weight re-distribution or the
neoprene plain shrinking, which it does).  The only good one, which I
still have, is the Seda one.  I believe that Seda is the only
manufacturer who is still making wetsuits with naked rubber on the
outside for just the reason that Matt mentions, evaporative heat loss. 
While the naked rubber has no protective cover, it dries in a jiffy. 
Also it will wear reasonably well on its own.  At worse you will get a
few small pieces flaking off which will make you look like a true
veteran paddler instead of a neophyte.  Oh yes, the Seda suits have
ridiculous long zippers that come well down to the crotch and will allow
you to pee, albeit you do have to open from the top down.  So a
semi-relief zipper in a sense.

ralph diaz
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