Re: [Paddlewise] summer wear revisited

From: John Kirk-Anderson <jka_at_netaccess.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:19:18 +1200
on 24/5/07 16:38, Marcia Tauber at marcia_at_simplymacintosh.com wrote:

> 
> 
> On May 23, 2007, at 11:08 AM, Dave Kruger wrote:
> 
>> Bradford_Crain wrote:
>>> I've been avoiding buying a drysuit because I have heard
>>> the neck and wrist gaskets have to be replaced frequently,
>> 
>> Myth.  The seals on my drytops last longer than the Goretex.
> 
> I, on the other hand, am on my third neck gasket in two years. But I


I had the neck and wrist seals on my Goretex drysuit replaced by Reed
Chillcheater material, and it has lasted well.

I had the job done after tearing a neck seal the first time I put it on
after a latex replacement, at the start of a one month paddling holiday in
the UK. Very frustrating.

Not something that Chillcheater advertise, but they were happy to do the
job, with the proviso that they experimented on part of the suit that was
seldom seen to ensure that their tape would stick.

No affiliation.

JKA
-- 
John Kirk-Anderson
Banks Peninsula
NEW ZEALAND
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