Paul: Since you asked for some feedback, here goes. I don't have much experience with a variety of dry/wet suits. I have a goretex tuilik for light paddling and a Kokatat dry suit for colder water. I thought the Kokatat a little extravagant when I bought it initially and gulped at the price, but something like that only made sense in Alaska. I now find that I use it under much more benign conditions and am glad to have it. For example, last Sunday I was out in Lake Michigan in a small craft advisory, with air and water temps in the 40's and 50's--hardly arctic--but I was rolling unexpectedly and paddling through heavy surf and I felt snug as a bug in my dry suit. If you paddle for many seasons, the investment pays for itself in my view. [I don't mean to single out Kokatat above other quality gear. It's just what I have.] Tom *************************************************************************** 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 May 22 2007 - 18:53:17 PDT
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