mkircus wrote: > 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 > Hi Marilyn. The sea water temperature in southern Maine today is 52 degrees F. In mid July it may be ten degrees warmer. If you have a good tolerance for that kind of water temperature you can get away with a swim suit. I don't, so I keep a wetsuit handy. The thinner shorty wetsuits should be fine for July or August. The North Shore Paddlers Network, a northern Massachusetts based group, will not allow a person on one of their trips without a wetsuit until the end of June because of water temperatures. Knowing the water temperatures and your own tolerance levels you should be able to pick the correct clothing. By the way, the air temperature near the coast that time of year rarely gets over 90 degrees F, so a heat adapted person should have little trouble with a little extra clothing. I hope this helps. Mike -- Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space. Mark H Hunt *************************************************************************** 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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