Gordin said: <snip> I've been rolling all winter long wearing one of those stupid Whites kayak caps (what a waste). I've been thinking of buying a real divers neoprene baklava. <snip> Gordin, rolling all winter long? You really need to work on staying upright then, my good man. Maybe too much malt, eh? Seriously, the cap isn't a waste of time. It simply isn't meant to do what you are asking it to do. As a helmet liner, its great, because the helmet keeps the neo close to your ear, preventing "cupping" of the water. Like you say, the divers thicker baklava, being a more substantial shape retainer (and much longer) will not ship water. It is also less comfortable and presents greater hearing interference for those wave trains bearing down behind you. To be fair to Whites, all the companies that manufacture thinner scull caps (Patagonia, Warmer's, Whites., etc.) all suffer similar problems. I have a couple of different ones, and one of them does come with a velcro chin strap. It works better than a clip based retainer, but the wider chin strap cuts into one's neck more often (chaffing). How 'bout some ear muffs over your cap? Real Canadian, eh? Doug Lloyd (who is normally an inverted semi-amphibious biped this time of year too) *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Feb 27 2002 - 10:27:37 PST
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