Craig wrote: A key advantage to a breathable dry-suit is that they can be comfortable even when the air temperature begins to rise but the water is still cold. I'd like to add two things: 1-it is uncomfortable paddling 15-20 miles in warm weather w/ an oxford nylon drysuit. One sweats prodigously and cools down quicker than with goretex. Not to mention the "stinky paddler syndrome" factor. 2-oxford nylon, by virtue of its coating, takes longer to put on than goretex. The coating hangs up easily on nearly all synthetic clothes I've tried and it takes a while to get it on and sealed up. Unless that extra $200.00 means food for the next month, save up and buy goretex. du franks (everything costs more in france)-Rob g *************************************************************************** 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 - 13:17:35 PST
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