Re: [Paddlewise] Fuzzy rubber tops

Evan Dallas wrote:

>>>>>Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:26:59 -0800
> 
> From: "Steve Brown" <steve_at_brown-web.net>
> 
> Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Fuzzy Rubber tops
> 
> ..... We really like ours and use them almost exclusively for surfing and
> rock gardening in spring and fall. Very comfortable.
> 
> ....I don't recommend them for touring unless it is cold and/or windy. They
> are just too warm.<<<<
> 
> Quick questions:
> 
> Does the non-breathable outside make them get sweaty/sticky/stinky on the
> inside?

Like a wetsuit, you do tend to stew in your own juices. But having 
fleece on the inside makes the experience much nicer. Wash it when you 
get home and it doesn't stink.

> Re: touring:  Would you consider them too warm even on, say, a 60 degree
> temp drizzly windy summer day (common where I paddle in the summer)?

I would be very comfortable in fuzzy rubber under those conditions. I 
wore my top Saturday on a WW river over a thin poly T-shirt. Sunny, mid 
to upper 70's, water temps < 50 F. We played a lot, so I was 
consistently wet, and completely comfortable.

-- 
Steve Cramer
Athens, GA
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