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| - | HI Bill, I'm an intermediate paddler. If you think that a drysuit is too bulky for a good stroke, you're going to hate a full wetsuit. Even a super stretchy one will feel very restrictive in the arms and shoulders, and you'll feel it every stroke. And you'll be hot. And you'll get tired quickly because you're hot and it's hard to move your arms. | + | HI Bill, I'm an intermediate paddler. If you think that a drysuit is too bulky for a good stroke, you're going to hate a full wetsuit. (//Ed. note - this comment is outdated - the newer, stretchier wetsuits are far less restrictive//) Even a super stretchy one will feel very restrictive in the arms and shoulders, and you'll feel it every stroke. And you'll be hot. And you'll get tired quickly because you're hot and it's hard to move your arms. |
| I used to wear a full wetsuit, and I still do when it's really cold and the water is rocking, and I think that I might go in. With my 5/3 I can stay in the water for a very long time and be warm. I surf in that wetsuit on the coast and the water is colder there than in the Sound. It's great peace of mind. | I used to wear a full wetsuit, and I still do when it's really cold and the water is rocking, and I think that I might go in. With my 5/3 I can stay in the water for a very long time and be warm. I surf in that wetsuit on the coast and the water is colder there than in the Sound. It's great peace of mind. | ||
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| - | //Editor's comment// - my experience with Farmer Johns (particularly those with zippers) does not match John's. John is an experienced surfer, so maybe he has tested his Farmer John during extended swims. My own experience (rivers) is that they provide too much flow through the zippers and top during extended immersions in cold water, to make me feel safe for a long swim during a downwinder in the colder part of the year in Bellingham Bay. Bottom line - test it and make sure you have the level of protection you need for being in the water a while. That requirement should trump any other comfort concern. | + | //Editor's comment// - my experience with Farmer Johns (particularly those with zippers) does not match John's. John is an experienced surfer, so maybe he has tested his Farmer John during extended swims. My own experience (rivers) is that they provide too much flow through the zippers and top during extended immersions in cold water, to make me feel safe for a long swim during a downwinder in the colder part of the year in Bellingham Bay. Bottom line - test it and make sure you have the level of protection you need for being in the water a while. That requirement should trump any other comfort concern. If the additional top added to the Farmer John actually reduces flow through adequately then maybe you'll be okay |
| **Dale McKinnon** \\ | **Dale McKinnon** \\ | ||
| 09/29/13 #14940 | 09/29/13 #14940 | ||
| - | Has anyone investigated what Andy Holmes has to offer? Check out [[http://www.kitepaddlesurf.com/Drysuits_c36.htm|http://www.kitepaddlesurf.com/Drysuits_c36.htm]] . After reading the product descriptions, these suits seem to make Kokotat or wetsuits functionally obsolete, in terms of flexibility and comfort. I'm considering talking to Andy and checking out what he has to offer. | + | Has anyone investigated what Andy Holmes has to offer? Check out (//Link no longer valid//). After reading the product descriptions, these suits seem to make Kokotat or wetsuits functionally obsolete, in terms of flexibility and comfort. I'm considering talking to Andy and checking out what he has to offer. |
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| + | **Bob Putnam** \\ | ||
| + | 10/02/13 #14992 | ||
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| + | I like the Kokatat Goretex Lightweight paddling suit, with Mysterioso fleece top and bottom underneath. Its pretty cozy. The suit has a neoprene neck and not a latex gasket so its comfy. There is no sprayskirt tunnel cover so its cheaper than the kayak Expedition suits. The light material breaths well. Its about $700. Less than your standard drysuit that runs A lot of the guys in Vancouver, myself included, are wearing the neon Think PFD, it has a nice D-Ring at the chest to connect to a leash. Centre pocket, for a radio, or cell phone, and mesh side pockets for flares or some food. | ||
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| + | One mistake we surf ski paddlers make is that we dress for the work-out and not necessarily for immersion. This decision should be made on your personal assessment of they likelihood that you will be swimming. On an extended downwind at this time of the year where there is the potential for a swim, like in the Ambleside Tide Rip I'm going to wear the full meal deal as described above. If I'm going for a 1 hour workout in Deep Cove I'll wear NRS Hydroskin or Kokatat has a great lightweight neoprene with a brushed liner. They call it Neo "Core" or Sun "core" But this would not be sufficient for an extended immersion. | ||
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| + | [[https://kokatat.com/search.php?search_query=neocore§ion=product|Kokatat Neocore]] | ||
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