I'm going to use my Feathercraft Java on a kayak guiding course next month. Down here in South Africa, it's winter and the Java is a pretty wet ride. The course will be held on a fairly protected lagoon and consist of some pretty long paddling days. Water temp will be anything from 12-18 degrees Centigrade (about 53-65F). So, not that cold but it does get wearying after a while in a wet boat. Air temps will be mild to warm (16-23 deg C). What kind of gear would you recommend? There will be plenty of practice wet exits/re-entries (not that that is much of a mission with the Java :-)) but I loathe paddling in a wetsuit. Would dry pants be overkill? And do dry pants breathe? I will be wearing rubber booties. Thanks in advance for your advice. Cheers, Paul *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jun 22 2011 - 05:18:44 PDT
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