Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote: > > So, all you winter nude sleepers. What happens when you need to tinkle? > I'm not one of those winter nudists, so I wear my dry suit liner as PJs. It's 100 weight Polartec - toasty warm and it dries quickly if damp. I also wear my boot liners in the sleeping bag! Those are Sorel types, with a high tech liner. That way, when I get up, I can just pull on the overboot and wander about in my PJs. Warm enough for a quick trip outside. Ya know, you southerners don't understand how wonderful the winter can be. This past weekend, I was hiking in the Gatineau hills near Ottawa and afterwards went to a friend's fabulous house. On a two-acre, wooded lot, surrounded by trees. We spent almost an hour in his outdoor hot tub, at ten pm, with the air temperature just above freezing. After drying off, and wrapping myself in my towel (to shed my soaked bathing suit) I could wander around outside comfortably. And there's something about paddling through, around and over ice that adds something to kayaking. Last year's Winter Solstice paddle ended with the participants covered in a thin layer of clear ice. Kayaks, paddles, clothing, PFDs - the works. A spray would freeze on contact. You should have seen the looks on the faces of folks as we exited our kayaks on a public beach and shook thin sheets of ice off ourselves. This year's paddle is in a couple of weeks! Mike *************************************************************************** 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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