I'm not Wilko but I can help with some insight in this area since I have
been in the paddling industry for some time. Part of that time I repped for
a company that sold wet suits along with many other things. The differences
between one wet suit from another if very big. You can get a wide variety
of thickness so one can use a suit on the summer and another can use one
diving is Alaskan waters. The same goes for hoods, booties, socks and
gloves. Some suite can get so thick that they are not good to use for
paddling since paddlers need good range of motion. This is the simple
explanation. I hope it helped.

Courtney

"Brian Nystrom" wrote in message
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Galen Hekhuis wrote:
On 14 Jan 2005 18:04:32 -0800, "Tinkerntom" wrote:


Brian and Wilko, you both represent alot of diverse paddling
experience. I found this article which was originally released as a
white page news brief by Bare, significant for the kayaking community.

http://tinyurl.com/6wozp
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Am I alone in thinking that the drysuits worn for diving are just a tad
different than those worn paddling?

There is a huge difference, which I've detailed in my reply to
Tinkertom's post.