<first post> Hello PaddleWise'ers, As a beginning "sea" kayaker, I'm hoping you could give me some advice... After 4 short to medium guided day tours, I'm hooked, and am beginning to hack together a wish list of gear, so I can begin equipping myself gradually without breaking the bank... This way I can "test drive" some boats with my own gear... The really obvious gear, paddle, etc, isn't causing me a much of a problem at this point. What is driving me up a wall, are specifically clothing, and spray skirts. After doing the obvious reading (a couple of books on Sea Kayaking, subscription to Sea Kayaker magazine, and random purchases of Canoe and Kayak and Paddler), I have found, for me at least, and inadequacy of advice on Paddle-wear and spray skirts... So, if some among you could give me some advice on a) Spray skirts... I know there are nylon and neoprene ones... What do people recommend, and why... If I understand properly, the neoprene ones seem to shed water "better". Is this an accurate statement, and does it make it worth the money, etc... b) Paddle-wear... I live in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle/Kirkland/Bothell area) and am aware of the rather cool water temperature common to the waters here. given the water temperature what would you recommend for outer wear? Dry Suit, Wet Suit, Bib and Dry Top (as I saw discussed yesterday/today)? What about gloves, etc... Thank you for you tolerance and time. Aaron Cunningham acunning_at_seanet.com </first post> *************************************************************************** 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 Sat May 27 2000 - 09:53:32 PDT
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