We have dry tops, not suits, but had the same problem. My wife was able to get a good fit after stretching hers, both in wrists and neck. I wasn't, so after a few days of stretching I resorted to cutting. For the wrists I stretched them over a plastic glass before cutting. For the neck I stretched it over a ---- can't remember ----- something neck sized. Stretching was gentle, just enough to keep the gasket from wrinkling. I used a new razor blade and cut smoothly to avoid jaggies as much as possible. I used the lines on the gaskets to guide my cutting, and only removed a very little at a time. Removing material has a double effect because it reduces the amount of elastic, and increases the inside diameter at the same time. The difference between fitting and not fitting was intuitively obvious. Before cutting, I felt I was being strangled - not good. After cutting it is slightly uncomfortable (after getting used to it), but I don't get that panicky feeling. You'll know the difference. Steve Brown -----Original Message----- .........So I think I'm going to have to trim it so as to reduce the strangulation effect. I would appreciate any advice on how to do this, and on what comfort level it is reasonable to achieve, without compromising the dryness of the suit. Thanks. jim holman *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 16 2003 - 07:38:03 PDT
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