on 12/27/00 3:29 PM, SeaKayakNH_at_aol.com at SeaKayakNH_at_aol.com wrote: Snip > part. Then a club member came over to care for me. He's a winter paddler but > his experience with diving drysuit gaskets is what lead me on this current > crusade. He said that drysuit gaskets need only be tight enough such that a > single finger could easily be rolled beneath the seal to pull the gasket away > from the body. Snip > So that's the episode that starting me questioning this whole > trim-the-gaskets-until-they're-just-bearable logic. Again, I am no expert on > this or anything else for that matter. But for this man, and this body, tight > gaskets led to a dangerous inability to keep my hands warm. So I will trim > *my* gaskets down, way down past just bearable and onto down right comfy. If > I ruin some gaskets in the process, so be it. I have to learn to replace > gaskets sooner or later anyway. I agree. It's hard to describe to someone how much to trim off but the end result is that a properly trimmed gasket won't feel tight. You should not be aware of the gaskets at all. I trim one ring (3mm to 4mm) at a time in the comfort of my home and get pretty close to the right fit before I go kayaking. If needed I'll trim more when I get home. I want it slightly snug so it keeps water out and not a bit tighter than that. I'm just as liberal on trimming my neck gasket as I am on the wrists. (I don't have ankle gaskets, I had Kokatat install the latex socks). Rex *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Dec 27 2000 - 17:44:01 PST
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