My rule of thumb is to wear my drysuit below 55 degrees and use rotary cooling or deep braces (to keep water droplets off my sunglasses) if I get too warm. I also carry a Fuzzy Rubber balaclava in my day hatch for paddling when there is a greater chance of capsize. From 55 to 65 degrees I wear Fuzzy Rubber pants and a Goretex paddle jacket over an insulating shirt. The jacket isn't a drytop, but can be snugged up to keep water ingress to a slow trickle -- good enough for a roll or a reentry and roll, and I can open the neck on calm water for ventilation. Above 65 degrees, it's shorts and T-shirt paddling. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 02 2007 - 10:58:16 PDT
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