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Polartec Shocker!

Posted By: Brianne Corbett
Date: Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 11:06 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Polartec suits (Brian Nystrom)

: 2.5mm of anything isn't going to provide protection against cold water. It's
: better than bare skin, but not much.

: PolarTec is not waterproof. It leaks like a sieve and is prone to high rates
: of water exchange, ensuring that you'll lose heat rapidly.

: It depends. Used alone, it would be a "roll up and hope you're not too
: far from shore to make it back and change" suit. Under a dry top or
: dry suit, you could probably keep going.

: In water that cold, combined with cool air, you simply DO NOT want your
: insulation to get wet. I can't emphasize that strongly enough. You need a
: waterproof layer over your insulation, which means a dry suit, or at the
: very least a dry top to keep water off the exposed parts, plus a bombproof
: roll. If you end up swimming in 40 degree water in just a PolarTec suit,
: you're in deep doo-doo. If you think you might like it for warmer water
: conditions, buy it for that and for use as an underlayer in winter. Used
: in that way, it would be a pretty versatile garment, but it is not a
: substitute for real immersion protection.

Yeah!! Brianne agrees with Brian 100%!! No fights!

Safe Paddling!
Brianne

Messages In This Thread

Now, how about Polartec "tropical dive-suits"?
Alex M -- Sunday, 9 February 2003, at 3:42 p.m.

Re: Now, how about Polartec "tropical dive-suits"?
Robert Woodard -- Sunday, 9 February 2003, at 8:09 p.m.

Re: Polartec suits *LINK*
Brad Farr -- Monday, 10 February 2003, at 11:45 p.m.

Re: Polartec suits *LINK*
Robert Woodard -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 1:19 a.m.

Correcting a common misconception
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 12:54 p.m.

Re: Correcting a common misconception
Robert Woodard -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 2:56 p.m.

Polartec leakage
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 12 February 2003, at 12:07 p.m.

Re: Polartec leakage
Brianne Corbett -- Wednesday, 12 February 2003, at 4:56 p.m.

Re: Polartec suits
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 1:20 p.m.

Re: Polartec suits
Robert Woodard -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 2:37 p.m.

Re: Welcome home Woody
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 2:55 p.m.

Re: Welcome home Woody
Robert Woodard -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 3:06 p.m.

Re: Welcome home Woody
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 3:50 p.m.

Re: Welcome home Woody
Robert Woodard -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 4:02 p.m.

Re: Polartec suits
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 1:13 p.m.

Polartec Shocker!
Brianne Corbett -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 11:06 p.m.

*chuckle*. polartec union suits anybody?
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 12 February 2003, at 11:00 a.m.

see "I really had to pee . . ." below *NM*
Rob P -- Wednesday, 12 February 2003, at 1:50 p.m.

I'd better buy a lottery ticket!
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 12 February 2003, at 12:06 p.m.

Some better info about Neoprene/Polartec *LINK*
Brianne Corbett -- Tuesday, 11 February 2003, at 11:00 p.m.

Re: Some better info about Neoprene/Polartec
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 12 February 2003, at 11:01 a.m.

Re: Some better info about Neoprene/Polartec
Brianne Corbett -- Wednesday, 12 February 2003, at 4:54 p.m.

Re: Some better info about Neoprene/Polartec
Alex M -- Saturday, 15 February 2003, at 3:26 p.m.

Re: Some better info about Neoprene/Polartec
Brianne Corbett -- Saturday, 15 February 2003, at 7:46 p.m.

Re: Risky business?
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 17 February 2003, at 11:17 a.m.

Managing the risk
Brianne Corbett -- Monday, 17 February 2003, at 6:58 p.m.

Re: Managing the risk
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 18 February 2003, at 3:05 p.m.

Terrible Situation
Brianne Corbett -- Tuesday, 18 February 2003, at 7:33 p.m.

Re: Kokatat for women
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 18 February 2003, at 7:57 p.m.

Re: Kokatat for women
Brianne Corbett -- Wednesday, 19 February 2003, at 6:55 p.m.

Re: Kokatat for women *LINK*
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 21 February 2003, at 11:41 a.m.

Re: Kokatat for women
Brianne Corbett -- Friday, 21 February 2003, at 3:28 p.m.

Re: Kokatat for women
Bill Price -- Friday, 21 February 2003, at 4:41 p.m.

Re: Kokatat for women
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 21 February 2003, at 4:50 p.m.

OT: Freezers
Bill Price -- Friday, 21 February 2003, at 5:16 p.m.

Re: OT: Freezers
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 21 February 2003, at 5:34 p.m.

Re: Kokatat for women
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 21 February 2003, at 4:50 p.m.

Re: Update - Kokatat for women
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 21 February 2003, at 5:37 p.m.

Yeah, compromising sucks.
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 19 February 2003, at 12:15 p.m.

Re: Yeah, compromising sucks.
Brianne Corbett -- Wednesday, 19 February 2003, at 6:57 p.m.

Re: Terrible Situation
bethp -- Wednesday, 19 February 2003, at 4:39 p.m.

Re: Shegear.com
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 19 February 2003, at 6:58 p.m.

Re: Terrible Situation
Brianne Corbett -- Wednesday, 19 February 2003, at 7:00 p.m.

Re: Some better info about Neoprene/Polartec
LeeG -- Monday, 3 March 2003, at 11:28 a.m.

Polartec "tropical dive-suits" are useless *LINK*
Diverlink -- Sunday, 2 March 2003, at 12:52 p.m.

Re: Polartec "tropical dive-suits" are useless
Chuck Sutherland -- Saturday, 8 March 2003, at 12:44 p.m.

More sloppy work from a hack writer
Diverlink -- Thursday, 13 March 2003, at 2:04 p.m.

Re: More baiting from an anonymous troll
Shawn Baker -- Thursday, 13 March 2003, at 7:04 p.m.

Re: More sloppy work from a hack writer *LINK*
Robert Woodard -- Friday, 14 March 2003, at 3:05 p.m.

Facts, not hyperbole
Diverlink -- Friday, 14 March 2003, at 4:23 p.m.

Re: I agree with you.
yakman -- Friday, 14 March 2003, at 8:08 p.m.

Re: Facts, not hyperbole *Pic*
Robert Woodard -- Sunday, 16 March 2003, at 9:54 p.m.

The table
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 12:59 p.m.

Re: The table
Robert Woodard -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 1:19 p.m.

It sounds bad
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 4:57 p.m.

Re: The table
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 5:54 p.m.

Another lie, or a lack of knowledge *LINK*
Diverlink -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 6:27 p.m.

Re: polartec and neoprene
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 8:21 p.m.

Re: The table
Kevin Street -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 2:16 p.m.

Good point!
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 5:00 p.m.

Re: The table
Robert Woodard -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 2:38 p.m.

Re: The table
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 5:05 p.m.

Re: The table
Robert Woodard -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 5:21 p.m.

From the Malden Mills web site.
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 5:37 p.m.

Re: From the Malden Mills web site.
Robert Woodard -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 5:41 p.m.

Re: Cheap Rashguards
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 6:00 p.m.

Looks like GR is back. *NM*
Shawn Baker -- Sunday, 16 March 2003, at 8:29 p.m.

Re: Google Diverlink and get the scoop *NM*
Ted Henry -- Sunday, 16 March 2003, at 10:02 p.m.

That says it all. Ignore Eddie Rhodes' posts
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 12:50 p.m.

Re: That says it all. Ignore Eddie Rhodes' posts
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 1:04 p.m.

Re: That says it all. Ignore Eddie Rhodes' posts
Robert Woodard -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 1:43 p.m.

Re: Nick's the admin...
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 5:50 p.m.

Assume nothing *LINK*
Diverlink -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 6:34 p.m.

No I think its Sponson timmy!!!! *NM*
Bert -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 8:54 a.m.

Re: Looks like GR is back.
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 17 March 2003, at 1:00 p.m.

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