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Re: Jay Babina Article
By:Jim Pace
Date: 8/18/2003, 3:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Jay Babina Article (Brian Nystrom)

: Personally, I'd quit paddling rather than wear a wetsuit. There are few
: things that I find more uncomfortable than being wrapped in rubber from
: head to toe for hours at a time. One of the only things that's worse is
: taking off a dry suit on a cold, windy winter day and exposing all that
: wet skin to a frigid breeze. No thanks.

I can't stand wetsuits either. Especially paddling six hours on a warm day with Lake Superior water temps in the 45-50 range. Question - how does the comfort of a drysuit compare to the dreaded neoprene in those type of conditions?

Messages In This Thread

Other: Wetsuits
Dave McKinney -- 8/15/2003, 5:52 pm
Jay Babina Article *LINK*
Severne -- 8/16/2003, 10:41 am
Re: Jay Babina Article
Matthew -- 8/16/2003, 5:13 pm
Re: Jay Babina Article
Brian Nystrom -- 8/18/2003, 2:47 pm
Re: Jay Babina Article
Jim Pace -- 8/18/2003, 3:54 pm
Re: Jay Babina Article
Brian Nystrom -- 8/18/2003, 5:18 pm
what does 3/2,5/4 and 6/4 mean? *NM*
Kurt Hoffman -- 8/16/2003, 11:06 pm
3/2,5/4 and 6/4 means surf suit talk
Pete Notman -- 8/17/2003, 4:23 am
Re: Other: Wetsuits
Don -- 8/15/2003, 9:25 pm