on 13/4/04 23:29, Tord Eriksson at tord_at_tord.nu wrote: > > I recently praised the stuff from Chillcheater in the UK, > and today it definitely saved my life, and my wife's! > When in Ireland and the UK last year attending three symposiums, I tore the neck gasket on my drysuit on the first day of a months paddling! Chris Reed of Chillcheater installed a replacement, using their own "fuzzy rubber" material, and it has been perfect. To demonstrate the material's strength, he handed me a piece and a kitchen fork, and invited me to damage it. The outcome, a fork WILL penetrate your Chillcheater garment, but only after a prolonged, frenzied attack, so be careful at meal times. After having two rubber neck gaskets turn into black goo, and then tearing one, I now know that the Gore-Tex fabric and the zip are the weakest points on my drysuit. No affiliation to Chillcheater, etc. JKA -- John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula NEW ZEALAND *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 13 2004 - 14:59:07 PDT
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