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Re: Winter paddling and future downwinders…..
Pmarcus
11/16/09 #7383
Hi Jim,
The only way I know to fight off the cold hand syndrome is to wear neoprene gloves that aren't too tight, they can be purchased at Lummi Fish at the harbor. Also, some people wear biking gloves or some kind of fingerless glove and then pogie's over their paddle shaft. Pogie's vary to thin shells with a soft lining for the top of the hand to a neoprene version. Unfortunately, you loose sensitivity for the paddle shaft as soon as the gloves go on……but you can get thin loose glove shells to keep the water off the hand and then wear the pogie's…………of course the best way is to just paddle in Hawaii!!
Cheers, Peter
Re: Winter paddling and future downwinders…..
Larry <lbussing@…>
11/16/09 #7384
I wear fingerless gloves year around. They eliminate the blisters, but they aren't that warm. The best poogies I've found are nylon ones from Deep Cove. I modified them by threading a 3/16“ tygon tubing into the folded seam of the wrist sleeve, which keeps it open like a spring so your hand will just slip in even in rough water. As far as fingerless gloves, I've found that Warmers gloves (REI carries them) are very good.
(both are good stocking stuffers)
Larry B
