On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, RiDem wrote: > Can anyone recommend a source and brand of medium weight wool pants? <snip> > > I need to find something that I can wade in knee to waist deep water while > canoeing (lining shallow rocky river stretches) where I will be in & out of > the boat constantly, in cold water, and cool air temps, and possibly windy > weather. Last year I wore cotton blue jeans for this task! Never again! Blue jeans?! ACK! Never is right. You don't want fleece, although I like fleece under nylon if I'm going to stay wet. Well, really, I like Fuzzy Rubber if the air and water are cold-cool. Anyhow, if you're determined to wear wool, here's an alternative that's both chic and economical. Drop by your local Salvation Army/StVincent de Paul/etc thrift store and look for a medium weight wool suit. I'd suggest something in a medium brown, so it won't show mud so bad, perhaps with a pinstripe or subtle plaid that picks up the color of your boat. Around here, the suit will cost you much less than $20, and you can give the jacket back to them or hand it to the first homeless person you see under a bridge. Even better would be a 3-piece suit; keep the vest for core temp warmth. Steve Cramer *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Nov 06 1999 - 13:37:31 PST
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