Hi Joe, Your experience confirms the stories that I've been told. I finally broke down last week and ordered my one-piece drysuit, a Kokatat. Not cheap to be sure. But after paddling through the winter taking my chances in NRS HydroSkins beneath a drytop, I look forward to being able to swim in the cold stuff. Besides, I can't pretend the HydroSkins are the equal of 5mm neoprene for ever. Disclaimer - Yeah, yeah yeah - very dangerous, Hypothermia!! blah, blah, blah. I've heard it. I believe it. I've taught it. I've backed off trips because there was a chance (or rather the fear) that I might swim. Jed (who gave up swimming 11 months ago, and never looked back) Remember - "Friends don't let friends swim!" *************************************************************************** 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 May 01 2000 - 13:23:28 PDT
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