----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Kruger" <dkruger_at_pacifier.com> To: "Paddlewise" <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 12:01 AM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Doug's Ultimate Drysuit > > Seems like the Goretex makes that unnecessary, though I do concede that there > is more evaporative heat loss. I just keep moving, and my internal furnace > takes care of that ... or, I put on another layer. Most reports of being cold in a breathable dry-suit refer to standing on shore; this parallels my experience. The cooling effect while standing on shore in a burped breathable dry-suit can be significant; I've eliminated the teeth chattering cold chill by simply breaking the neck seal, allowing the suit to fill with air and then replacing the neck seal to trap air inside the suit; body heat warms the trapped air, the suit expands and the cold chill is gone; this technique is simple, effective and does not involve any additional non-breathable layers. Craig *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 01 2002 - 05:01:55 PST
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