Phillip: Thanks for your comments. I'll have to give the farmer john a try in the summer. I bought one, but never used it. I became convinced that a dry suit was really the way to go, and I bought a drysuit instead. So now I have two suits. I can use the wetsuit for diving, and I have relied on the dry suit for paddling in cold waters. If peeled to the waist, and you swam, I presume you could quickly pull it up and it would start to work, whereas, as you state, the dry suit would be totally useless. How long can you stay immersed in 50 to 54 degree water with the farmer john before "the shakes" begin? Robert Philip Torrens wrote: > Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:40:44 -0800 (PST) > > Since then > I've paddled with the 3mm farmer john previously described. Even worn peeled > to the waist, it would provide some protection if I swam. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jan 11 2000 - 12:02:05 PST
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