Ed Sullivan wrote: snip > > I've been experimenting with the rubber gloves over liners > set-up lately. Though it's only been in the high 30s here, > it takes my digits a while to warm them. Now I fill a couple > of designer water bottles (the only reason I ever by them is > for the bottles) with hot water and put them in the gloves. > Toasty. Though I like drinking cold water, this still-warm > stuff is probably better for a body working on maintaining > heat. > > I'm currently using wool liners. I tried my nice thick REI > fleece gloves, and after only about 4 hours of paddling, the > seams were worked open in places. > My current cold-weather hand protection consists of a pair of NRS 2mm Neoprene "Paddlers Gloves" combined with some Snap Dragon hypalon pogies. This combo keeps my hands nice and warm when paddling in 20F temps and still affords a significant degree of protection if I end up in the water. Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jan 03 2000 - 15:23:27 PST
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