Doug said - "I need to get a drysuit due to recent medical complications." Hey Doug. I have a White^Òs non-breathable dry suit. http://www.whitespaddlesports.com/products/drysuit.php I expect that the breathable version is far superior but I picked this one up on sale for under $300 CDN. It has built in socks, therefore no ankle gaskets which only makes sense to me, two less expensive gaskets to replace and if you wear thick socks under and neoprene booties over the suit you always have warm dry feet. Always a good thing. The suit is comfortable in cooler temperatures and it is easy to dress for both paddling and for emersion. I wear 200 weight fleece pants and 100 and 200 weight sweaters depending on the conditions. I find this wicks well and is surprisingly comfortable considering that you are wearing the equivalent of a plastic bag. I wear a diving wet suit hood on my head that I can quickly pull up when I^Òm rolling or when conditions warrant. I find the main problem with the suit is in warmer weather where I find it too uncomfortable to dress for both the water and for paddling (unless you roll every couple of minutes). I imagine that is where the breathable suit would be a great advantage. Good luck, hope to see you out on the water soon. Steve Davis Victoria BC _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com *************************************************************************** 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 26 2002 - 12:52:05 PST
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