Jeri Rivers wrote: > If the weather temp is in the seventies and the water temp is 42, what do you wear? I'm with the others - under those kind of conditions, I choose the FJ plus a light top for chafing and sun protection. I have some light-coloured, long-sleeve tops for summer that are reasonably comfortable. The sleeves are usually pretty wet after paddling for a while, so the arms stay cool. I prefer fabric to sunscreen chemicals. Having been in freezing and near-freezing water several times, I know that it can be incapacitating but is easy enough to deal with if the air temperature is high. You can swim for a while and with an FJ, that swim can be quite a few minutes duration. How I dress when solo is always more conservative than when I'm with a group (assuming a competent group). Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jun 30 2007 - 21:23:59 PDT
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