RE: [Paddlewise] Dry Suit Booties and Footwear

>On Thursday, January 27, 2000 9:17 PM Joan Spinner wrote:
>How do you get them over the legs of your drysuit? I have enough of a job
>getting the cuff of my drysuit over my Chota boots, which are the right
hight
>for such a task.

They are a little tough to pull up, particularly if you have large calves
like I do.  The top is very flexible so I can scrunch it down, put my  foot
in, then work them up over my calves and my dry suit.  I do this BEFORE I
zip up my dry suit so it is easier to bend over.  I also spray the inside
and outside of the latex booties with 303 Protectorant to make everything
slide more easily.

> On Thursday, January 27, 2000 9:37 PM Jack Martin wrote:
>One comment on jrussel's question about protecting latex booties and
keeping warm --- 
>I understand and appreciate the many responses about protecting thin latex
booties, but
>I doubt that any of the proposed solutions would help keep the paddler
*warm* in the
>environment for which we wear drysuits: i.e., in the water, out of the
kayak.

My feet always get cold whenever I do outside activities during the winter
months, to the point where I have to be concerned about getting frostbite.
Even those charcoal activated foot warmers don't work for me.  At the CPA
Y2K seminar earlier this month I was wading around in the water and
practicing reentries for almost an hour.  I wore thick socks under the latex
booties and the Chota Mukluks over them.  The only time my feet were cold
was when the boots initially filled with water.  Once the water inside
warmed, my feet were toasty.  My boots stayed on the entire time, although
my husband did have one of his come off.  I would think the newer version
with the laces would stay on even better.
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