If you have a 15-20 yr time horizon, then cost is almost irrelevvant. Get what you want. $200 vs $250 is $2-3 per year difference. I got a Bare MT a dozen years ago for $180 CDN. That was only slightly less than a custom order, which I was about to get, for a well-made suit. The lifetime purchase theme prompted me to get a GoreTex drysuit. Verrry comfy. I expect it will last me about as long as I amlikely to want a drysuit. If I should use it enough to wear it out, I will be very, very happy. GaryJ Kirk Olsen wrote: > I looked at NRS, the ultra john sounds nice and comfy > (http://www.nrscatalog.com/product.asp?pfid=2220). > > Alas for their sizes I can fit the chest or the waist measurement but not > both. > I end up missing the second measurement range by 2 to 3 inches, > which is more gaping or constricting than I'm up for. > > My recently deceased farmer john lasted 20 years, if the next suit lasts > half that long > it's a nice long time to spread the cost over. Plus the neoprene farmer > john is my most > often worn paddling garment, outside of my PFD. > > Kirk -- Director, Family Canoeing Centre Recreational canoeing courses for the whole family. +--------------------------------+ | /"\ | | \ / | | X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN | | / \ AGAINST HTML MAIL & NEWS | +--------------------------------+ *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jan 22 2004 - 12:56:50 PST
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