Re: [Paddlewise] Waterproof/Breathable no good in saltwater?

The name of the book is Island Paddling, a paddler's guide to the Gulf Islands and
Barkley Sound, but Mary Ann Snowden, 2ed 1997, Orca book Publishers, Victoria, BC.
Seemingly a good source of info.

Steve Featherkile

NEWTOT_at_mail.modot.state.mo.us wrote:

> I just read the description and review of dry suits in Sea Kayaker magazine, and
> it made no mention of such a fact.  I doubt the author's technical merits.
> Maybe if paddling on the Great Salt Lake, the evaporation and precipitation of
> NaCl would clog the pores and reduce breathability, but it seems very unlikely.
> Please share the name of the guidebook - I will be paddling there in July with
> Ocean River Outfitters (Victoria).
>
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