ralph diaz wrote: > From: "Shawn Baker" <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com> > > > Steve Cramer wrote: > > >I don't have a dry suit, so I wore my neoprene waders with a drytop > > and some poly. Worked a treat. > > > > Yup. I've had the exact same experience. With a double-tunnel drytop, > > neoprene-tunnel sprayskirt, and a good PFD over top, keeping the layers > > aligned, I get about 1/2 cup of water after 45 minutes of swimming in > > flatwater and waves (can't speak for whitewater). > > Out of curiosity, what is the neoprene thickness of the waders? From my > understanding of the cold water workshops that have been run down in the > Chesapeake area (Greg Welker or Jack Martin correct me if I am wrong), > neoprene wet suits faired poorly when tested in 40 degree water for any > length of swimming or hanging out in the water. I believe that was in > conjunction with drytops. I think my waders are about 4mm. Maybe 5mm. Definitely thicker than a farmer john. But this setup is not like a wetsuit; more like a drysuit. There's no reason you can't wear a layer of fleece under your waders (and I do), which should give you _much_ more insulation than the same fleece under a layer of coated nylon. The water I was in was not that cold, however, probably around 50F. -- Steve *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Apr 10 2001 - 11:42:40 PDT
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