Bob wrote, "I have no experience with the neoprene booties -- I have the latex, and am very happy with them. I'd imagine that if your feet are large and there's not much tolerance in your cockpit for additional shoe size, then the latex may be the better choice because they are more likely to fit into the footwear you're currently using." My logic for getting neoprene booties was similar, but the results, obviously, were different. I have average sized feet (10) in low volume boats (Pintail and North Bay), and generally can wear only neoprene socks or very low profile, thin booties even in summer. I did not expect I could wear anything over a drysuit's latex booties and poly socks which would then fit in the cockpit, so I went with thick socks and the built-in neoprene booties 'cause they appear a good deal more robust than the latex counterparts, and probably won't scuff up or wear down in the fiberglass cockpit, as I'd feared latex might. So far, so good. (One year's use, no problems.) Jack *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jan 13 2000 - 11:16:20 PST
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