I'm planning on bringing my canoe to New England and possibly also renting a sea kayak and doing a trip or so. Here in hot Houston, I seldom paddle in more than mid weight long underwear under a dacron shirt and nylon pants plus a sierra sombrero and gloves. In really cold weather, I add either a paddling jacket, a nylon jacket, or that fuzzy stuff - it's the last day of school and I can remember nothing. So what part of this do I need to bring? What else is a must? I have paddled in Arkansas with the air in the 20's and the water probably in the high 40's. I had less technological stuff than I do now. I remember bread bags played an important role in keeping my feet warm in old tennis shoes between 2 pair of socks. So for paddling near shore, I'm not too concerned but I may paddle a longer trip. Marilyn Kircus *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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