[Paddlewise] Insulation under a Drysuit

On Sunday I and 9 other members of ISK took a daytrip on the Mississippi.
The air temperature was around 32 F.  We paddled for about an hour and a
half, stopped for lunch and paddled for an hour or so after lunch.  

I wore a polypro tshirt, stretch polypro and activist fleece on my upper
body for insulation.  On my lower body I basically the same insulation
layers.  My outer layer was a Gortex Drysuit.  My feet were in wicking
socks, insulated gortex socks and Chota Brookies with neoprene boots to
protect the Brookies.  I used Sealskin gloves in the morning and neoprene
gloves in the afternoon.

At lunch I was cold until I opened my drysuit and put on an additional dry
layer of insulation.  I left the extra insulation on for the afternoon
paddle.  I was warmer in the afternoon.  

At the take out I found that all of my insulation layers were soaked with
perspiration.  If I had stopped  paddling and was not prepared to change
into dry clothing I think I would have been very cold for the remainder of
the day.

My question is have others who paddle in cold had similar experiences with
insulation dampness?  If so, have you found a solution to the dampness?



Dana

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