Steve, Right on. A drysuit keeps you dry and a wetsuit is meant to be wet. Fleece rules. One of the biggest challenges is figuring out which layers are right for the day. The gore is great for the moisture transfer but we all pack old, XXL,coated raincoats to wear over all at put in/ take out and lunch breaks. The evaporative cooling w/gore is substantial. my rule of thumb is October to May is drysuit season for sure. Summer maybe, depends on the paddle. btw, my feet are always warm with fuzzy fleece sox, gore drysuit sox and Chota muckalucks! steve (where the Columbia River today is 44º) *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Feb 04 2002 - 09:47:51 PST
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