My opinion: Under it. The under garment helps close the gap between you and the Farmer John, slowing the exchange of water with the outside. Because this garment traps water, it provides additional insulation in the form of a still water barrier. This is because water can only come from the "edges". If you put the garment on the outside, you expose the whole porous surface to water exchange, and will likely see only negligible benefit. I rarely use farmer Johns anymore, but when I do, I put porous layers underneath, and water/windproof layers on the outside. I used a dry top over farmer johns last summer up in Washington and a deliberate swim revealed that it was adequate protection for short term immersion. My wife, who cools much faster than me, did the same and also found it adequate (but not comfortable) Steve Brown -----Original Message----- Hello All, I have a question.......would it be appropriate to wear a "core layer" garment under the farmer john or over it? ......... Rob Castle *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 12 2003 - 14:25:49 PST
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