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Re: Off Topic: Winter wear
By:Gero Verheyen
Date: 11/15/2014, 10:33 pm
In Response To: Off Topic: Winter wear (Gero Verheyen)

Thank you for your responses and the excellent information you have offered. I did some whitewater kayaking about 15 years ago, and at the time, I was using farmer johns together with a dry top an heavy polypro for the upper body. I did a fair bit of swimming in my first big river outing in early march, and never got cold, or wet.

I'm certainly willing to make the investment in a decent drysuit, but also wanted to consider the options. I'd be interested to hear more from Yoshi if he's worn a full wetsuit while kayaking for extended periods, and how comfortable that was. Do you do any layering underneath? Would wearing one of these suits with a paddling jacket be a sensible alternative?

Gero

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Gero Verheyen -- 11/14/2014, 6:01 pm
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george jung -- 11/14/2014, 8:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2014, 8:33 am
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howard -- 11/14/2014, 8:16 pm
Winter wear Now for something completely different *PIC*
John Messinger -- 11/15/2014, 3:01 am
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Robert W -- 11/15/2014, 8:24 am
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Jay Babina -- 11/15/2014, 11:32 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/15/2014, 3:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/16/2014, 12:15 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/16/2014, 8:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/16/2014, 12:12 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2014, 8:26 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/15/2014, 11:11 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/15/2014, 11:34 am
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Yoshi -- 11/15/2014, 5:22 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/15/2014, 10:48 pm
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Yoshi -- 11/16/2014, 1:36 pm
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george jung -- 11/16/2014, 1:56 pm
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John Roberts -- 11/16/2014, 4:34 pm
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george jung -- 11/16/2014, 7:33 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 11/15/2014, 10:33 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/16/2014, 4:23 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/16/2014, 4:28 am
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Ken Blanton -- 11/16/2014, 1:00 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/16/2014, 2:10 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 11/16/2014, 10:54 pm
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scottbaxter -- 11/16/2014, 11:33 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/17/2014, 4:55 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/16/2014, 11:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/17/2014, 12:30 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 11/17/2014, 7:38 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/17/2014, 9:43 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/17/2014, 10:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/18/2014, 12:28 am
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Sean Dawe -- 11/17/2014, 10:56 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 11/17/2014, 10:23 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/17/2014, 10:49 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 11/17/2014, 10:53 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/17/2014, 11:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/18/2014, 12:37 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/18/2014, 2:02 am
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Sean Dawe -- 11/18/2014, 9:10 am
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Nick R. -- 11/18/2014, 6:07 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 11/20/2014, 5:48 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/20/2014, 7:00 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2014, 1:54 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 11/20/2014, 10:24 pm
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scottbaxter -- 11/20/2014, 10:51 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/21/2014, 12:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/21/2014, 8:50 am