Re: [Paddlewise] Doug's Ultimate Drysuit

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From: "Doug Lloyd" <dougl_at_islandnet.com>
To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Doug's Ultimate Drysuit

> This was part of the reason I went with non-Goretex in the end. I also
> phoned a friend who paddles every week, 12 months a year. He has both a
> Goretex and a non- breathable drysuit. In winter, he doesn't use the
> Gortex  Kokatat Meridian. For warmer spring paddles he does. Best of
> both worlds. My eventual aim would be to have both too. However, I don't
> want to get divorced right now. Also, I do remember my Storm Island
> trip. The breathable Sympatex was terrible -- like wet matte coldly
> clinging to your skin. I had to wear my old nylon Wildwasser paddling
> jacket over top just to survive.

My experience in paddling in a coated non-breathing dry suit along with
people in Goretex ones was that at lunch or other breaks they had to put
something on over their Goretex suits where I did not.  But that was in
exceedingly cold air conditions in the high teens with wind blowing.
Obviously above the high 40 degrees Fahrenheit air temperature  and higher,
I would be less comfortable than they would be during breaks.

ralph diaz

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