Comments on: Anna's Top Five Winter Paddling Accessories http://www.watergirlsatplay.com/blog/annas-top-five-winter-paddling-accessories/ White Water Kayaking Tours, Trips and Classes on How to Kayak for Women Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:38:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: naiad http://www.watergirlsatplay.com/blog/annas-top-five-winter-paddling-accessories/comment-page-1/#comment-754 naiad Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:39:17 +0000 http://www.watergirlsatplay.com/?p=1450#comment-754 Drysuit WGMED. Check. (Love the drop seat. I can do stuff with that even the guys can't. Did it on Saturday.) Fleece base layers - Wavelite XT. Check. 2-pieces so the above scenario works. Pogies AND gloves. Check. But I think I might switch to pogies plus mittens. My hand got cold on Saturday and I could feel the fingers freezing and sticking together inside the pogie. :-o Helmet liner with a cowl neck that goes into the drysuit neck. Check. A solid brace, a high and dry Habitat 74 and common sense. Check, check, and check. (Why roll and get an ice cream headache if I don't have to??? LOL) HOWEVER, I wish they'd invent antifreeze for rescue gear. At the takeout I noticed that everything was frozen solid - 'biners, buckles, everything. I would have had to roll in order to to thaw and use it! :-o The hot chocolate sounds like a good idea. Maybe some brandy too. :-) Drysuit WGMED. Check. (Love the drop seat. I can do stuff with that even the guys can’t. Did it on Saturday.)

Fleece base layers – Wavelite XT. Check. 2-pieces so the above scenario works.

Pogies AND gloves. Check. But I think I might switch to pogies plus mittens. My hand got cold on Saturday and I could feel the fingers freezing and sticking together inside the pogie. :-o

Helmet liner with a cowl neck that goes into the drysuit neck. Check.

A solid brace, a high and dry Habitat 74 and common sense. Check, check, and check. (Why roll and get an ice cream headache if I don’t have to??? LOL)

HOWEVER, I wish they’d invent antifreeze for rescue gear. At the takeout I noticed that everything was frozen solid – ‘biners, buckles, everything. I would have had to roll in order to to thaw and use it! :-o

The hot chocolate sounds like a good idea. Maybe some brandy too. :-)

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