Took an intentional swim at the end of a paddle yesterday in 45 degree water. I was wearing wool socks, neoprene booties, gloves, and an NRS farmer john with a thin fleece top and a semi dry top over that. After 45 seconds or so my relatively unprotected arms felt like they were being crushed by the cold. Shortly after that I decided to swim to shore and get out. Amazing how well the neoprene protected my body and how greatly my unprotected arms suffered. I wonder if a 1 mm neoprene top would give me greater protection while still giving me the freedom of movement to be comfortable? One from NRS is $98! That is more than I paid for my wetsuit. Any ideas? Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jan 27 2003 - 05:03:00 PST
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