I was just thinking... what if you added a few Gore-Tex patches on the
sleeves of a conventional drytop? Or wouldn't it make sense for them
to make drytops with just the sleeves made of Gore-Tex?

Davej wrote:
I was just thinking... what if you added a few Gore-Tex patches on the
sleeves of a conventional drytop? Or wouldn't it make sense for them
to make drytops with just the sleeves made of Gore-Tex?

No, it wouldn't, as you still get significant breathability in areas
covered by your PFD. Patches on the arms would do almost nothing. Think
about it, how much do your arms sweat compared to your torso?

Are you talking about using Gore-Tex for water repellant on the arms of a
drytop like from splashes and drips?


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I was just thinking... what if you added a few Gore-Tex patches on the
sleeves of a conventional drytop? Or wouldn't it make sense for them
to make drytops with just the sleeves made of Gore-Tex?

On Apr 8, 5:19 am, Brian Nystrom wrote:
Davej wrote:
I was just thinking... what if you added a few Gore-Tex patches on the
sleeves of a conventional drytop? Or wouldn't it make sense for them
to make drytops with just the sleeves made of Gore-Tex?

No, it wouldn't, as you still get significant breathability in areas
covered by your PFD. Patches on the arms would do almost nothing. Think
about it, how much do your arms sweat compared to your torso?

Oh, I notice the water collecting in the sleeves more than anything
else. It can obviously drain out of the torso area.

On 8 Apr 2007 18:43:38 -0700, "Davej" wrote:

On Apr 8, 5:19 am, Brian Nystrom wrote:
Davej wrote:
I was just thinking... what if you added a few Gore-Tex patches on the
sleeves of a conventional drytop? Or wouldn't it make sense for them
to make drytops with just the sleeves made of Gore-Tex?

No, it wouldn't, as you still get significant breathability in areas
covered by your PFD. Patches on the arms would do almost nothing. Think
about it, how much do your arms sweat compared to your torso?

Oh, I notice the water collecting in the sleeves more than anything
else. It can obviously drain out of the torso area.


Huh? If it can drain out then it's just a waterproof top, not a
drytop.
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Davej wrote:
On Apr 8, 5:19 am, Brian Nystrom wrote:
Davej wrote:
I was just thinking... what if you added a few Gore-Tex patches on the
sleeves of a conventional drytop? Or wouldn't it make sense for them
to make drytops with just the sleeves made of Gore-Tex?
No, it wouldn't, as you still get significant breathability in areas
covered by your PFD. Patches on the arms would do almost nothing. Think
about it, how much do your arms sweat compared to your torso?

Oh, I notice the water collecting in the sleeves more than anything
else. It can obviously drain out of the torso area.

If your jacket doesn't have latex seals at the wrists, the water in the
sleeves is a combination of sweat and water that leaks in as you paddle.
Puddling in the sleeves is one of the reasons I don't wear paddling
jackets any longer, but wear real drytops.

If yours is a dry top, the reason that you notice the moisture in the
sleeves is that torso moisture runs down to your waist, but moisture in
the sleeves tends to gather near the elbows..

On Apr 9, 3:10 am, Brian Nystrom wrote:
Davej wrote:
Oh, I notice the water collecting in the sleeves more than anything
else. It can obviously drain out of the torso area.

If your jacket doesn't have latex seals at the wrists, the water in the
sleeves is a combination of sweat and water that leaks in as you paddle.
Puddling in the sleeves is one of the reasons I don't wear paddling
jackets any longer, but wear real drytops.

If yours is a dry top, the reason that you notice the moisture in the
sleeves is that torso moisture runs down to your waist, but moisture in
the sleeves tends to gather near the elbows..

Well, I have to admit that I'm coming around to a new viewpoint on
sleeves. They annoy me. If I had a short sleeve top I might be able to
use it with some sort of removable sleeves which I could strip off as
I heated up.

Davej wrote:
On Apr 9, 3:10 am, Brian Nystrom wrote:
Davej wrote:
Oh, I notice the water collecting in the sleeves more than anything
else. It can obviously drain out of the torso area.
If your jacket doesn't have latex seals at the wrists, the water in the
sleeves is a combination of sweat and water that leaks in as you paddle.
Puddling in the sleeves is one of the reasons I don't wear paddling
jackets any longer, but wear real drytops.

If yours is a dry top, the reason that you notice the moisture in the
sleeves is that torso moisture runs down to your waist, but moisture in
the sleeves tends to gather near the elbows..

Well, I have to admit that I'm coming around to a new viewpoint on
sleeves. They annoy me. If I had a short sleeve top I might be able to
use it with some sort of removable sleeves which I could strip off as
I heated up.

My most frequently used paddling outer garments are a dry suit and a
short sleeve dry top. I find that when it gets too warm for the former,
it's generally warm enough for the latter. I also have a long-sleeve dry
top, but I don't use it very much.