In a message dated 3/3/2002 2:08:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, seacajun_at_gs.net writes: > I have a hard time thinking that the pogies alone > would have provided enough protection with the wind chill factor possibly > being in the 20's. So my question is what do you cold weather paddlers use > to > protect your hands in conditions I mentioned above? Obviously I needed more > protection. > Me, I would have agreed with this idea a couple of years ago but I've found that my river mitts (short pogies), with just about any glove, give me the warmth I need. For whatever reason this year my hands have become particularly cold sensitive but I often find the pogies too warm and have to pull my hands out for a moment or two, even in seriously cold winds. Anything that breaks the wind will be a great bit of help and the heavy neoprene of the river mitts both keeps them open to help me get my hands into them and provides a huge amount of insulation. It is amazing how much difference they make and I can even get this pair onto the loom of my Greenland paddle and move my hands up and down with them on. It isn't as easy as without but I don't even notice them most of the time, now. Last winter I about gave up my Greenland paddle for the coldest part of the year but this discovery saved me. A big part of my problem wasn't just cold but with the pogies I couldn't get my hands into them without MAJOR hassles, if at all. I always wear gloves, even in the summer, so I had to find something that give me an easy way to get my hands into the things and then have them slide on the loom as I moved my hands. I was in such despair that I bought a Europaddle and was learning to roll with it so that I'd have skills with the paddle I used in the most dangerous water, cold. I'm still working on the Europaddle skills abut use the GL all of the time now. It only took me $112 and a season and a half to find this working combo. Any body need a few pairs of size medium gloves? Joan Spinner Yellow/white CD Gulfstream red CD Breeze Paddling somewhere the around the Chesapeake Bay *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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