Several people have mentioned the importance of the relief zipper. For about half the population, this isn't particularly useful. But Kokatat also makes a drop seat, which is particularly useful. I consider the drop seat and latex booties on my dry suit to be essential to the utility of the garment. On Mon, 1 Nov 1999 20:01:05 EST Bhansen97_at_aol.com writes: > Hi group - I agree with just about everything Mike Daly wrote in his > excellent post on wetsuits/drysuits. My own experience is slightly > different > from Mike's in that I probably sweat a bit more than Mike does, so > even the > Goretex drysuit doesn't keep me completely dry. After just an hour > or so of > paddling, and not extreme paddling at that, the polys which line the > suit > will be damp. After a few hours, they will be wet. Enough water > accumulates > just above the ankle gaskets so that I want to "vent" them just > after getting > out of the water, rather than dribble all that dilute salt solution > onto the > living room carpet (gross, I know, but what can ya do - ). > > In cold or windy weather, I need to be careful to have an additional > layer of > dry clothes to put on if I stop paddling for any length of time, for > example > when I take a lunch break. Otherwise I could get chilled . > > Even so, the goretex drysuit has been a wonderful thing to have. > It's one of > the best paddling investments I've made. I use it with appropriate > poys > underneath when the air temp or water temp is below 55 or so. For > slightly > more spring-like temps I use either a drytop or a wetsuit. > > Whatever I wear and whatever the temperature, the PFD is always on > top of it, > zipped up. In summer the PFD is sometimes hot, but it stays on > anyway. > > My last word on drysuits - get a relief zipper if you possibly can. > What a > difference that makes! > > Bill Hansen > ************************************************************************* ** > 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/ > ************************************************************************* ** ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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