Re: [Paddlewise] Whitewater vs Touring Squirts?

From: <FoldingBoats_at_aol.com>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 12:31:09 EDT
In a message dated 5/9/2002 10:59:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
jaf30_at_cornell.edu writes:

> ... neoprene skirts can get quite warm when used in hot weather. I've  tried 
> a few nylon/neoprene combinations and they're a bit cooler in hot weather 
> but many of them do leak.  Typically, they leak over the top of the tunnel, 
> ...

The tunnel of my SnapDragon neo/nylon skirt folds very nicely into the inner 
tunnel of my Kokatat drytop (no affiliation commercial or otherwise with 
either company). If I'm out in temperatures, in which I do not want to get 
wet unnecessarily, that's the combination I use. Folding the outer tunnel of 
my dry bib into the combination has proven to turn the whole set-up into a 
very effective dry suit even while exiting inverted and swimming about. 

If I'm not wearing a drytop, not even my full neoprene skirt keeps the water 
out at the (for my build) inevitable gap at the spine ... just exacly where I 
love to feel cold water ...

:-)

Best regards,
Ralph

Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com
www.PouchBoats.com

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