Hi Bill, I received my GTX sock equiped Kokotat suit last spring, just in time for the summer. Since I haven't had the suit all that long, you'll need to frame my experience in that perspective. I went through the same kind of research before I got my suit and the GTX won. They are thin, flexible, easy to get on and off and (so far,) absolutely water-proof. Since they are light enough of a fabric I don't need to buy any additional footwear. I always wear some kind of fabric sock beneath mine to protect the GTX from bodily oils, but I doubt it is required. The socks come oversized and in a tube-style cut, so your foot just slids right in. Pull up the excess while you put on your footwear and Ta Da, Done. Any kind of sewn-in sock or booty is subject to puncture or tears but there are enough ways to repair if a problem like that surfaces. The best part about any one of these solutions is the ability to keep your feet truely dry. I often take a quick swim before the paddle to expell air from inside the suit. Much to the chagrin of my non water-proof socked mates, who would never do such a thing since they would then have to endure cold/wet feet for the rest of the day. Best of luck with your choice. Either way it will be hard not to exceed the performance of ankle gasketed suits. Good Luck! Jed In a message dated 1/17/01 12:38:02 PM, WJLeonhardt_at_bnl.gov writes: << 1. I understand latex socks since I believe them to be just sock shaped devices made of the same material as the conventional wrist and ankle gaskets. I would expect that using these socks would involve getting them oversized and wearing polypro and wool or pile socks underneath and a conventional (perhaps oversized) kayaking bootie over. Is this right? 3. I have a pair of SealSkinz socks which I think are probably similar to Gore-Tex. Is this true? If so, I would expect to use the Gore-Tex socks in the same way as the latex. True? >> *************************************************************************** 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 Jan 17 2001 - 13:28:31 PST
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