In a message dated 3/13/03 4:44:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, KiAyker_at_aol.com writes: > Once again, the original question asked by Ron was not about dry suits. He > simply asked what's the best way to wear a Farmer John wetsuit for kayaking > - > with insulation over or under the suit? Ron, I am also trying to figure out what is best to wear with a Farmer John wetsuit while paddling in the winter. I paddle in Southern California, and the ocean temp in the winter is generally between 53 F and 57 F. I bought a closed deck boat a little over a year ago, and so I have been spending most of my limited paddling opportunities practicing self-rescue and rolling, and therefore I spend a lot of time in the water. When I specifically go out to practice rescue and rolling, I wear a capilene t-shirt under my Farmer J, along with a waterproof paddling jacket over the FJ that has velcro fastening gaskets at the neck and wrists. I also wear rubber paddling shoes, neoprene gloves, and a neoprene dive hood. This combination of apparel keeps me quite comfortable during rescue sessions that last well over an hour, with much of that time splashing around in the water. I have practiced without the capilene shirt under the FJ, and I think I am warmer with it than without, but that may be my imagination. My dilemma is what to wear when I want to paddle for some distance? I get very hot while exercising and I can't stand wearing the paddling jacket (or the hood of course) when I am paddling for a couple hours. So, I have only been wearing the capilene t-shirt under the FJ, which leaves my arms exposed in the event of a capsize. I think this is probably fine as long as I can get back into the boat within 20 or 30 minutes, but I doubt this will keep me warm for very long in the event I need to stay in the water for a couple hours. In order to provide more protection while trying to prevent overheating, I just purchased a hydro-skin, long sleeve shirt from NRS, which I plan to wear under my FJ. This garment is .5 mm neoprene (1/2 of 1 mm), but I have not yet used it on a paddle so I can't tell you if it works for me. I'll let you know the results after my next paddle. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: <MJKory_at_aol.com> > In order to provide more protection while trying to prevent > overheating, I just purchased a hydro-skin, long sleeve shirt from NRS, which > I plan to wear under my FJ. This garment is .5 mm neoprene (1/2 of 1 mm), but > I have not yet used it on a paddle so I can't tell you if it works for me. > I'll let you know the results after my next paddle. Mike I too paddle in the same waters as Mike--actually we frequently paddle together. I have had an NRS long sleeve hydro-skin shirt for about a year and a half now. I find that it is great for the days that I plan to spend a lot of time in the water or on really cold and rainy days. Otherwise, it gets too warm for me and I go back to wearing a polypro rash guard under my farmer john. Steve Holtzman Southern CA *************************************************************************** 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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