I emailed the manufacturer. Here is what he said. Reposted for interest of anyone on the group. > Derek, > > THANKS for your inquiry! :) > > The regular length poncho is essentially a 60" x 80" > rectangle with a hood > in the center. You can easily trim the poncho to > fit with a sharp scissors. > One suggestion would be for you to sit in the kayak > with life jacket in > place, and have a friend trim to fit. Leave it just > a bit on the long side, > then fold it in half and trim until it is > symmentrical from side to side. I > would imagine it would be a bit longer in the back > than in the front, > depending on how much coverage you want over your > legs. A shorter length > with rounded corners would probably work well when > sitting in a kayak. You > might want to have a length of cord to tie around > your waist to keep the > poncho in place, since you are seated and the length > is shortened. > > The ponchos are waterproof, so a good shake will > shed all but a small amount > of residual water, and this will air dry quickly. > It sheds water about like > a shower curtain. > > Best Regards, > Dave Goodling > Goodling Outdoor Products > www.GoodlingOutdoor.com > (919)732-1012 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Derek [mailto:glamourpets_at_yahoo.com] > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 10:26 AM > To: goodlingoutdoor_at_earthlink.net > Subject: Re: Your invoice for eBay purchases - item > # 270128155765 - > also Poncho? > > > Hello > > I have already ordered a kayak cover, but I was > looking at your ponchos on your web page. I am > wondering if it might be useful for kayaking. It > would be loose enough that I could pull it on over > my > other kayak gear (including life jacket) quickly. > If > foul weather were to come up, I could pop it on and > keep somewhat protected from the weather. > > To be useful, I'd want it to have similar length to > a > formal button shirt. Can this be done? How short > can > I trim the poncho before it looses its shape? > > Also, if the poncho were completely submurged under > water, how does the fabric respond? How quickly > would > it shed the water? > > Derek > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please limit all email attachments sent to this address to a maximum of 0.5MB. All email attachments that are larger then 0.5MB will automatically be deleted. --------------------------------------------------------------- ICQ: 262152266, AIM: GlamourpetsD, MSN: [my email address], Yahoo Messenger: glamourpets --------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 *************************************************************************** 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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