The gaskets will stretch out after a while. You should leave them slightly stretched for a day or 2. You can do this by slipping them over a cylinder. If the gaskets are still too tight you should be able to trim the cuffs to give you more room, but be careful not to leave a ragged edge. Here are the instructions Kokatat gives with their drysuit. http://www.kokatat.com/instruction2g1.htm Scroll down a bit triming is discussed. Don't over do it because they may become too loose and the gaskets will stretch out over time. The gaskets should be tight but not cutoff the blood supply wear it for a while and if it is uncomfortable stretch it again or trim them. This is not an unusual situation with a new suit. When I install new gaskets I have to fuss with them a bit. My problem is this: The latex wrist cuffs are extremely tight. I had to add a bit of baby powder to slide in. Within 30 secs. I started to feel blood cut off. I would expect that a few minutes of paddling in cold water my hands would be icebergs. How does one judge the appropriate tightness of latex cuffs? Does the latex stretch after an hour or two or should I be sending this back? *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 25 2002 - 22:24:49 PDT
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