On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 04:20:38PM -0500, Gypsykayak_at_aol.com wrote: > can anybody offer any comments/advice? Dana Chladek's company (RapidStyle) also makes fuzzy rubber. I finally broke down and bought some this year -- my old neoprene finally started to self-destruct -- and it is Extremely Very Nice. The shorts are fleece-lined, which means they don't chafe like Neoprene; they're also much more comfortable to put on when already wet. They flex better, and they have this grippy stuff on them that helps them adhere to the boat...that grippy stuff plus the mini-cell foam pads really helps keep me in there, even when being worked in holes. They're also lighter and much more comfortable to walk in. The top is so warm and comfortable that I don't need my dry top for wintertime workouts. In fact, I'm probably going to try it plus a layer of poly under it and a regular paddle jacket over it on the Tohickon (should it ever get water in it again) just to how it compares to the dry top. I can't believe I ever paddled in the winter without this stuff. No more plain neoprene for me! Yeah, it's pricey, and yeah, this probably means I'm getting spoiled, but I don't care. I'd paid my dues doing whitewater in a farmer john in January. ;-) ---Rsk *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jan 17 2002 - 14:20:18 PST
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