Gabriel wrote: > I am looking at a kokatat goretek drysuit that has a spraytunnel. > Anyone have any thoughts on that tunnel. I don't have time to > wait for booties or relief zipper, but can get it done later. > The spraytunnel will help keep water out of the boat, which is more important for one who paddles in rougher conditions/surf or in whitewater. There *is* some added bulk, but IMO that's much easier to carry around than an extra gallon of water in the boat. You also might want to check with Kokatat on drysuit retrofits. My first drysuit was made by OS Systems, and they were adamant about not doing drysuit retrofits on a used drysuit. The reason they gave was that they could not guarantee the waterproof integrity of the suit after sealing surfaces contaminated with body oils. Even though I told them I'd waive the guarantee, they still would not add a relief zipper to my used drysuit. My intent is not to knock OS Systems for their stance - I liked the drysuit, and it kept me dry for 9 years until the waterproof coating delaminated in the armpits due to repeated stretching in that part of the suit. I now have a Kokatat Goretex drysuit with a sprayskirt tunnel and a relief zipper :-), which has served me well for a number of years (and I paddle at least as much whitewater as I sea kayak). Perhaps Goretex retrofits are less sensitive to body oils than urethane-coated fabric retrofits? Regards, Erik Sprenne *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Sep 26 2000 - 22:56:18 PDT
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