I have purchased Body Glove wetsuits from www.sierratradingpost.com; Sierra Trading Post has been around for several years. This is a factory outlet type of web site/store (there are a few Sierra Trading Post stores in the West - Cheyenne, Wyoming and the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park if I remember correctly). Sierra Trading Post sometimes carries wetsuits. They have some models of the BodyGlove now. The sizes and types vary as this is a factory outlet stores. In other words, they may not have your size as their variety varies widely. The return policy is very generous (no questions asked). I ordered a 4/3 and 3/2 wetsuit from them as I could not determine which thickness I wanted. I returned the 4/3 as it was too thick. I had to pay the shipping on the return which I knew before I ordered. The 3/2 wetsuit seems comfortable enough for paddling (it was during the air test in the living room), although I have not used it yet. With all this stated, I would also consider a Gore-Tex dry suit for the Great Lakes, although this option is much more expensive. This is what I used on Lake Superior (I doubt my wetsuit will ever touch Lake Superior). My wetsuit purchase is also for windsurfing on local lakes in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, U.S.A. area (there can be more to life than just paddling :). Scott Bemis *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Although Body Glove makes a good wet suit and I have purchased several different items from Sierra Trading Post, IMHO a Farmer John style wet suit is preferable to any with sleeves (the type that body glove makes). You don't have the freedom of movement of your arms and torso in a full style wet suit as you do in a Farmer John. When I first started paddling, I used an ordinary wet suit and was always getting a rash from rubbing on my shoulders. I switched to a farmer john from NRS and solved the problem. In warmer weather, I wear a short sleeve nylon rash guard under it. As the weather cools, I go to a long sleeve poly rash guard, and then eventually to a long sleeve hydroskin shirt. For those of us a waist problem, the grizzly cut the NRS sells works great. I highly recommend their wet suits. Steve Holtzman Scott Bemis wrote: I have purchased Body Glove wetsuits from www.sierratradingpost.com; Sierra Trading Post has been around for several years. This is a factory outlet type of web site/store (there are a few Sierra Trading Post stores in the West - Cheyenne, Wyoming and the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park if I remember correctly). *************************************************************************** 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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