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Help me buy paddling clothes?
Since I live right on banks of Mississippi River I want
to take up paddling My first purchases will be clothing since I can also use the clothing off river Need advice on the flowing: 1. hat for sun and rain 2. Rain cape? 3. Shorts and pants. Maybe zip off convertible pants that can be made into shorts as needed 4. Proper sandals and shoes for muddy, wet, conditions. They don't call it the big muddy for nothing 5. Floatation vest? So..any advice what specific brand/models of clothing to get? |
Help me buy paddling clothes?
Assuming you are thinking ONLY of warm weather summer paddling in a
recreational boat, touring yak, or canoe: buy a good PFD (life jacket) first, and KEEP IT ON! Even when you shower, eat , and go to bed lol..ok just kidding, but wear that thing when you paddle. Most any type of clothing will work for summer, river shorts, bathing suits...IF it's cold weather....NO COTTON.....cotton kills, it is a no no where possible hypothermia is concerned. Those shorts\pants zippered combo thingies are a good choice. Foot wear, in a kayak with a foam center support....no sandals, they can get snagged on the heel if you need to wet exit quickly, basic watershoes from Walmart are fine....lots of other choices from a catalog such as NRS http://www.nrsweb.com/. Stay tunes for alot more advice........RBP GUYS & GALS? wrote in message ... Since I live right on banks of Mississippi River I want to take up paddling My first purchases will be clothing since I can also use the clothing off river Need advice on the flowing: 1. hat for sun and rain 2. Rain cape? 3. Shorts and pants. Maybe zip off convertible pants that can be made into shorts as needed 4. Proper sandals and shoes for muddy, wet, conditions. They don't call it the big muddy for nothing 5. Floatation vest? So..any advice what specific brand/models of clothing to get? |
Help me buy paddling clothes?
Convertible pants are good, as are the convertible shirts (roll-up long
sleeves) that you can buy in the same kind of store that sells the pants -- purveyors of camping and trekking gear, typically. Be sure they are of synthetic material. I like shorts and short-sleeve button-front shirts from Columbia Sportswear and Ex Officio, usually available in the same stores or in stores that cater to fly-fishermen. These are of quick-drying synthetic material and I wear 'em with socks and underwear of a similar material. I wear Converse Chuck Taylor's All Stars in my whitewater canoe, but I'm a decided minority on the river in that respect. I always carry a paddling jacket in case of rain or other unexpected chill, and if I'm paddling some stream so tame that I won't be wearing a helmet, I wear a long-billed fly-fisherman's baseball-style cap -- also of a synthetic material, and with a bill stiffened by something other than cardboard, so I can dip a capfull of river water to cool my head, without ruining the cap. I also always carry a drybag that contains a pair of polypro-like longjohns, a fleece sweater, and a pair of rain pants. Pull all that on over my shorts, along with the paddling jacket, and I can stand a drop from 80 to 50 degrees in air temperature, or warm myself after capsizing from 65 degree air into 50 degree water. -Richard, His Kanubic Travesty -- ================================================== ==================== Richard Hopley Winston-Salem, NC, USA Nothing really matters except Boats, Sex, and Rock'n'Roll rhopley[at]earthlink[dot]net OK, OK; computer programming for scientific research also matters rhopley[at]wfubmc[dot]edu ================================================== ==================== wrote: Since I live right on banks of Mississippi River I want to take up paddling My first purchases will be clothing since I can also use the clothing off river Need advice on the flowing: 1. hat for sun and rain 2. Rain cape? 3. Shorts and pants. Maybe zip off convertible pants that can be made into shorts as needed 4. Proper sandals and shoes for muddy, wet, conditions. They don't call it the big muddy for nothing 5. Floatation vest? So..any advice what specific brand/models of clothing to get? |
Help me buy paddling clothes?
"Oci-One Kanubi" wrote in
ups.com: Convertible pants are good, as are the convertible shirts (roll-up long sleeves) that you can buy in the same kind of store that sells the pants -- purveyors of camping and trekking gear, typically. Be sure they are of synthetic material. I like shorts and short-sleeve button-front shirts from Columbia Sportswear and Ex Officio, usually available in the same stores or in stores that cater to fly-fishermen. These are of quick-drying synthetic material and I wear 'em with socks and underwear of a similar material. Several mail order places carry synthetic shirts like this. I actually prefer the long sleeves for UV protection. They're often labeled as "trekking shirts". Sierra Trading Post is a good source for these. LL Bean, NRS, Cabelas, or one of many other outdoor gear mailing order internet sites have them as well. I wear Converse Chuck Taylor's All Stars in my whitewater canoe, but I'm a decided minority on the river in that respect. I always carry a paddling jacket in case of rain or other unexpected chill, and if I'm paddling some stream so tame that I won't be wearing a helmet, I wear a long-billed fly-fisherman's baseball-style cap -- also of a synthetic material, and with a bill stiffened by something other than cardboard, so I can dip a capfull of river water to cool my head, without ruining the cap. A few years ago I picked up a baseball style cap at Florida Bay Outfitters that was made of a synthetic material and had a neoprene bill. It's nice having a cap that'll float if you want to cool off by doing a couple of rolls. |
Help me buy paddling clothes?
"Grip" wrote:
Assuming you are thinking ONLY of warm weather summer paddling in a recreational boat, touring yak, or canoe: buy a good PFD (life jacket) first, and KEEP IT ON! Oh yeah...will do on the PFD!! So you do NOT advocate sandals such as Chacos? |
Help me buy paddling clothes?
"Oci-One Kanubi" wrote:
I like shorts and short-sleeve button-front shirts from Columbia You don't like full brim hats? Instead you like ball style? I guess what I need is very specific advise on what shorts and hat to buy |
Help me buy paddling clothes?
"Oci-One Kanubi" wrote:
I also always carry a drybag that contains a pair of polypro-like longjohns, a fleece sweater, and a pair of rain pants. Pull all that on over my shorts, along with the paddling jacket, and I can stand a drop from 80 to 50 degrees in air temperature, or warm myself after capsizing from 65 degree air into 50 degree water. Good idea! advice on what brand dry bag and what size to buy as a first one? |
Help me buy paddling clothes?
John Fereira wrote:
Several mail order places carry synthetic shirts like this. I actually prefer the long sleeves for UV protection. yeah I want long sleeve as I'm fair complected Or convertible sleeve where you can zip or roll sleeves up |
Help me buy paddling clothes?
I do not advocate sandals in boats that incorporate a center
support.....this would run the length of the front cockpit to the tip, where the paddler has one leg on each side of the support. These often have a cutout where your hells could actually touch to facilitate more foot room. A sandal's heel can become snagged in the cutout and prevent a needed exit. Mostly in WW boats, but I'm sure other craft have this feature as well. IF the boat has a totally open cockpit, no problem, sandals are fine. wrote in message ... "Grip" wrote: Assuming you are thinking ONLY of warm weather summer paddling in a recreational boat, touring yak, or canoe: buy a good PFD (life jacket) first, and KEEP IT ON! Oh yeah...will do on the PFD!! So you do NOT advocate sandals such as Chacos? |
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