----- Original Message ----- From: "PJ Rattenbury" <ratten_at_uow.edu.au>> . > I wear a thin cotton garment UNDER my wetsuit. This ENHANCES the wetsuits > inherent ability to trap a thin layer of water next to the skin, and SLOW > the flushing of this warm water and hence cooling of the body.SNIPPED> Cotton is a killer if it is wet and exposed to wind. Inside a wetsuit, you > put its water retention qualities to good use. > A breathable windproof OVER a wetsuit may be appropriate in cold AIR > temperatures. > Many folks now use more 'technical' clothing instead of cotton, under their > wetsuit, but these are all designed to wick moisture off the skin's surface. > If I was to use something other than cotton I would go to the new superfine, > superthin Merino wool technology. Fascinating stuff about cotton. Who would have thought this. Regarding the wool...sounds fine. But I had an interesting experience with wool under a dry suit. It got quite wet wearing a wool sweater as an experiment (and I still was warm) but the sweater stretched out til it reached almost down to my knees!! ralph diaz *************************************************************************** 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 - 18:32:47 PST
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