[Paddlewise] Was Dress for water temp, now after drysuit

While on the topic of dry suit after market, has anyone actually removed the 
latex neck gasket and made the neoprene replacement that was described in a 
several months ago "Sea Kayaker" magazine?

Was it easy?  Does it work?

Putting the sometimes uncomfortablness of the neck gasket aside, it is in my 
very humble opinion the weakest link in all my paddling equipment.  You 
never know when it will decide to tear (even if it is new and has been 
inspected).  On an 17 day SE Alaska (Misty Fiords) trip it let go on the 
second day.  Bad news I no longer had imersion protection.  Good news the 
suit was much more comfortable and kept 12 days of rain at bay.  I have also 
been on several day trips here in New England and seen the gasket rip at a 
lunch breaks, put ins and after a day of paddling.

Some positive feedback may help me decide to make the change to my pain in 
the neck gasket.

Hal
"Power your boat with carbohydrates not hydrocarbons"
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