ralph diaz wrote: > > > That is tough. The culprit is not the PFD if it is the proper size and you > smartly use all the adjustment straps that most PFDs come with nowadays. It > is mainly the Farmer John. One faces a dilemma with a neoprene farmer john > wet suit. The advice is to get it real tight in order for it to work and > let in only a minimal amount of water. BUT that level of snug fit is hell > on body rotation and creates that enormous resistance you feel. I just bought a 2 piece Farmer John from Rapidstyle (vest and long pants), made from fuzzy rubber. Prior to reading this thread I hadn't even known this issue existed. I'm thinking that the two pieces and a fuzzy rubber (fleece) interior on the vest so it won't grab, will minimize or maybe eliminate this problem, and maybe even let me turn around enough to get into a day hatch :-) I'm picking them up this week, and will use them (but not need them) this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm lucky that Rapidstyle's shop is only 5 miles from my house, so I dropped in and met the owner. She installed a full length separating zipper on the vest as custom option for $10 and took 2" out of the pant legs for free. Basically giving me a custom made wetsuit. Great service! I don't have anything to do with the store, just a very satisfied customer. She mentioned that when she first started out, sea kayakers bought the one piece FJ at about 90 percent. The market has changed so that the 2 piece FJ is 40 percent of her sea kayaker sales. I might have the percentages a little off, but that was the gist of her comments. John Blackburn *************************************************************************** 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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