Thomas M. Heineman wrote: > Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote: > > A dry suit is also great on any multi day trip in the Northwest & Alaska even > > in the summer. A wet suit in the morning is a pain even if it is not frozen. > > Setting up camp in the rain is another reason for a Gortex Dry suit. > Why Goretex? Does it really breathe $400 better than those that don't > breathe at all? Absolutely, if you have the bucks. There is probably no better place to put your "comfort dollar" than in Goretex gear, if you are traveling day after day in wet conditions. Remember, with totally water-vapor-impermeable gear your own sweat will saturate your insulating garments, much reducing their effectiveness. And how will you "dry" that gear if it is raining steadily? With Goretex outerwear, I can "dry out" the slight dampness developed in my insulating layers while preparing dinner, etc., under the tarp, and wear them to sleep in, if I want. > P.S. The native Alaskans seemed to love to poke fun at the Goretex clad > tourists from the lower 48... Do they know something we don't know? I doubt it. I used to poke fun at others who wore Goretex, ostensibly because "it did not work." That conclusion was based on a bad experience with first-generation Goretex some 20 years ago, similar to the experience Thomas Heineman had with an older Omni-Tech garment, mentioned in his response to tomckayak. Some 6-7 years ago I invested in one of Kokatat's better Goretex paddle jackets, and it completely changed my mind. It rains somewhere between 7 and 8 feet here annually, and I use my Goretex a lot. The latest revelation is that boots with a Goretex liner *really work,* despite my skepticism. Never had such dry feet before. Really unbelieveable. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Oct 31 1999 - 18:51:57 PST
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