>>>>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? 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)? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Stink? Our don't seem to stink, but we wash them after every use. A warm day with the sun out and just paddling along without getting wet will bake you. Even periodic rolling won't fix it. In your conditions the key is drizzly and windy. It would be overcast, wet, and at least some wind chill. Should work great for those conditions. Really I think if you buy one you will use it and like it. Exactly under what conditions and time of year will depend on your paddling style, sensitivity to hot/cold, etc. We had some apprehension about buying ours because of the price, but once we started using them, the price seemed more than reasonable for the value. Steve Brown -----Original Message----- Quick questions: Does the non-breathable outside make them get sweaty/sticky/stinky on the inside? 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)? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I use a Rapidstyle (www.rapidstyle.com) Fuzzy Rubber vest with their Second Skin (kind of a heavier rash guard fabric) or Winter Weight Second Skin Long Sleeve Shirts. Very comfortable. I think this is a great compromise and prevents one from getting too hot. If I need more warmth (rarely here) I put a paddling jacket on top of this. I also use the Fuzzy Rubber Pants for kayak surfing, when I often get trashed and have to swim. Josh Quoting Steve Brown <steve_at_brown-web.net>: > Stink? Our don't seem to stink, but we wash them after every use. > > A warm day with the sun out and just paddling along without getting wet will > bake you. Even periodic rolling won't fix it. > In your conditions the key is drizzly and windy. It would be overcast, wet, > and at least some wind chill. Should work great for those conditions. > > Really I think if you buy one you will use it and like it. Exactly under > what conditions and time of year will depend on your paddling style, > sensitivity to hot/cold, etc. > > We had some apprehension about buying ours because of the price, but once we > started using them, the price seemed more than reasonable for the value. > > Steve Brown > > -----Original Message----- > Quick questions: > > Does the non-breathable outside make them get sweaty/sticky/stinky on the > inside? > > 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)? ======================== Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum Senior Research Fellow Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel teitelba_at_post.tau.ac.il +972-54-312-980 www.dayan.org ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. *************************************************************************** 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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