Paddling in Scottish waters means permanently chilly water. I use a wetsuit, with suitable overlayers as necessary. I have contemplated a drysuit, but I have two problems with them: one, I am extremely proficient at destroying clothes, and as I understand it, once a drysuit is torn or leaks, it becomes virtually useless (until you repair it of course). Second, and more perversely perhaps, I hate the feeling of constriction around my neck from the latex seal. Is that something you can get used to, I wonder? On the issue of goretex, I have heard that in salt water goretex quickly stops being breathable, thereby negating much of its advantage over other, cheaper materials: anyone able to throw some light on this? *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 05 2002 - 03:02:11 PST
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