Tim said (snip): >I'm a fan of carrying one really good jacket for one-water and in-camp...I think bringing a rain jacket is redundant and just leaves you with one more piece of wet gear to pack away.< One of the nice things about the lightweight shore-duty jackets is that they dry so quickly with a bit of sun/heat or wind combination. However, the more gear, not so always the merrier. I just find my drytop impossible to use for camp duties, and an anorak style cag with hood (a reasonable double-duty item) not so good for really rough water paddling. Then again, in really inclement cold weather, for on-water use, those expedition cags with the hood (and latex wrist seals) are a godsend (I imagine), without necessitating a neo hood to keep you warm in the sideways rain/snow stuff. No perfect answers, though a custom fit Gortex drysuit with built-in over hood would be nice to own. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Dec 09 2003 - 22:22:48 PST
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