Q. for those who did try to swim or re-entry after wet exit, wearing either Chotas or MEC with FJ. Do either of them take enough water (through FJ) to make swim or re-entry difficult? And another Q: would drtytop significantly help against leaking of FJ? I assume there is little (or none) difference between no-lace-Chotas adn MEC (somebody asked that), except for price - for those who wear drysuit. But drysuit prices - you know... besides I like better versatility of FJ+Drytop combination. Yet one more Q: do they have actual gaskets, those MEC? Alex. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
<al.m_at_3web.net> asked: >> Q. for those who did try to swim or re-entry after wet exit, wearing either Chotas or MEC with FJ. Do either of them take enough water (through FJ) to make swim or re-entry difficult? >> No. Even when the Chotas were thoroughly bloated, we had no problems with re-entry. Swimming, my feet were slowed down some, but not badly. On your other issue: does a dry top keep water out of the FJ: yes and no. No entry of water from the top, but if you take a really long swim, water will infiltrate up. Takes a long time. I have surfed (which for me involves a lot of wet exits and wading to shore!) for 2-3 hours, and did not get much above my waist. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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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