JSpinner_at_aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 11/30/00 11:16:42 AM, rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com writes: [snip] > <<A. First wetsuits: a given in neoprene wet suits is that you must have > them extraordinarily tight or otherwise they won't work.>> > > The function of the two garments is very different. What keeps one warm > in the wetsuit is the water trapped between the skin and suit that has been > warmed by the body heat. Therefore the need for it to be tight, but not super > tight. To some degree the neoprene keeps so much flushing of cold water from > happening. Glad to see your experience is similar to mine, Joan. My experience with wet suits is very different from Ralph's. I wear mine snug, yet it moves easily over my skin while paddling. If I go for a swim, the wet neoprene becomes even stretchier, and does not bind me. Even so, there is very little exchange with surrounding cold water, unless I thrash around a lot. In short, my farmer john works well for me, while Ralph has trouble with his. Could this be a function of body type? I think Ralph is slender and I am not. In fact, on multiday trips I usually wear my FJ through the set up camp phase, expecially if it is raining, so my "dry" camp gear does not get soaked. The next morning, I am usually donning a damp wet suit ... which I will be doing forever unless I can convince that coyote that ran off with Mark White's booties to snatch my FJ. (Then I could buy a real dry suit!) -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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