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Sea Kayaks Techniques Bulletin Board
Re: Dry vs Wet
Posted By: M. Hamilton
Date: Thursday, 5 October 2000, at 3:58 p.m.
Don, Congrats on your roll! Now it's just a matter of regular practice! On the subject of cold weather protection I have concluded that for me the best solution is a pair of Patagonia neoprene pants, or shorts, (depends on season) and a Lotus dry top with neoprene skirt band. I used to wear full dry suits, but I find them more confining and less pleasant to use on long trips. I do wear a Gore Tex dry suit when teaching surf kayaking, as I spend time swimming in the surf with students, and standing around in the water. For the ultimate protection there is nothing nicer. But, I find for paddling, and kayak surfing the dry top/pant combo allows for much greater torso freedom! I feel confined in a full suit and terrible in a farmer john/dry top combo. So to me it comes down to what you are doing. Once your roll becomes solid, as it will, then a dry top may be all you'll want or need. If you do paddle alone, even in protected waters and will spend a lot of time actually in the water then go for a full suit. If you go that route I think the Gore is nice! George Gronseth has some specially made for the Kayak Academy with reflective tape etc., so you may want to talk with him. E-mail me for his #, or visit his site. Search for George Gronseth's Kayak Academy - I never remember his URL.
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