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Re: Buy the goretex drysuit

Posted By: MT
Date: Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 5:07 p.m.

In Response To: Buy the goretex drysuit (Ed K.)

: I tried to avoid what I thought was a high price for a drysuit ($700), and
: spent $120 on a farmer john wetsuit and $200 on a goretex paddling jacket.
: While the wetsuit works, it is tight and you feel clammy inside, and hot
: if not in the water. I finally broke down and bought a Kokatat goretex dry
: suit with relief zipper and it is the best equipment investment I've made.

: No matter what the weather, you feel safe and comfortable, and if you want to
: go out in the winter, you know you have the right equipment. And in Fall
: and Spring it still is my first choice.

: If you really are hooked on kayaking, figure it will last 10 years---that's
: just $70 per year for comfort and safety---a small price to pay. (I just
: bought a pair of levis and a sweater and that cost over $100!!! Or a movie
: and restaurant for two can easily cost $80 and is no where near as much
: fun as paddling for an hour on a crisp fall day!!! Buy the
: drysuit.(Kokatat seems to have the best design for women, too).
.....Folks, what about those flimsy seals on a drysuit? Mine only lasted 3 or 4 years. Are there suits with better seals on the market now? Also, what about that strangling feeling from the neck seal? Can you tell I don't much care for my drysuit and as a rule don't wear it even when I know I should? I haven't even mentioned that clammy feeling.

Messages In This Thread

Cold weather wear
Mary -- Monday, 16 October 2000, at 12:01 p.m.

Re: Cold weather wear
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 16 October 2000, at 2:07 p.m.

Re: Cold weather wear
Robert Woodard -- Monday, 16 October 2000, at 9:00 p.m.

Re: Cold weather wear
Frank -- Monday, 16 October 2000, at 11:45 p.m.

Re: Neoprene hoods
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 10:59 a.m.

Re: hoods
Lee -- Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 11:15 p.m.

Re: Cold weather wear
Martin Glader -- Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 4:30 a.m.

Re: Cold weather wear
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 11:44 a.m.

Re: Cold weather wear
Martin -- Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 1:26 p.m.

tried them all
Randy Kanuff -- Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 4:55 a.m.

Buy the goretex drysuit
Ed K. -- Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 12:30 p.m.

Re: Buy the goretex drysuit
MT -- Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 5:07 p.m.

Re: Buy the goretex drysuit
M. Hamilton -- Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 6:12 p.m.

Re: Buy the goretex drysuit
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 17 October 2000, at 6:39 p.m.

Re: Buy the goretex drysuit
Bruce -- Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 12:25 a.m.

Re: Hybrid Dry Suits
Craig Bumgarner -- Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 5:19 a.m.

Best solution??still available
Randy Kanuff -- Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 2:54 p.m.

Re: cold weather ware
Rod Estvan -- Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 2:58 p.m.

Re: Cold in Southern California?
Don -- Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 9:58 p.m.

Re: Cold in Southern California?
M. Hamilton -- Wednesday, 18 October 2000, at 11:06 p.m.

Re: Cold in Southern California?
Greg Stamer -- Thursday, 19 October 2000, at 10:43 a.m.

Re: Cold in Southern California?
M. Hamilton -- Thursday, 19 October 2000, at 6:07 p.m.

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