[Connie Waddell]

Hi Could you send me info and pics please cpwadd@gmail.com Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi! I’m interested in seeing pictures 🙂 info@grayswebdesign.com

[Former Member]

Includes skirts. Not used much and always stored inside. Asking $1000 each.
Photos available. Kayaks in North Van.

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[Vincent Law]

Thanks for your detailed comments John, Quirine, Nick, George, Theresa, Bob and others via email.

I’ll try paddling w/ Mitts. I have pogies and will use them when it gets colder.

[Bob Maher]

Vincent,

I have a pair of Gore-Tex Mitt shells and Fleece Liners, both from Taiga Works. I paddle every week of the year and these are great for paddling in cold/wet winter weather, where gloves just don’t help.

I find Pogies are restrictive if you have to move your hands quickly for a Brace etc..

Bob Maher

[Theresa Davies]

I agree with Nick that neoprene gloves are good for preventing chafing and for some protection and poggies over gloves when the weather is cold, wet, and windy as they ensure warm functioning hands.  Keep in mind, that once the hands get numb and cold, they not only are impossible to warm up on the water but also may not be much use in an emergency.

[George Prevost]

I think a good combination is a pair of neoprene gloves, which will probably keep you warm enough in all but very cold conditions, backed up by pogies which you can wear over the gloves when it’s really cold.  I find that pogies on their own don’t completely protect my hands when it’s windy and wet.

NRS makes a couple of different kinds of neoprene gloves which would probably keep you pretty warm except in very cold conditions.  Another good option, which I just got and am really liking, is Glacier Gloves Perfect Curve gloves (https://glacierglove.com/perfect-curve-glove/)  I ordered them from fruugo.ca and shipping was free.  They are 2 mm but apparently made of a fancy kind of neoprene that is warmer than the standard stuff for a given thickness.  Being thinner makes them more flexible and easier to do things in.  The NRS ones I tried are 3 mm and definitely a bit more awkward when you need some fine motor control.

If you’ve got a dry suit, you can put the sleeves (the outer material, not the gaskets) over top of the wrists of your neoprene gloves which makes them pretty much water tight unless your hands are actually in the water for awhile.  (One of the types of gloves that NRS makes have a very close-fitting wrist that is supposed to make them watertight, but I suspect that it also makes them pretty hard to get on and off.)

If you’re ordering gloves and don’t have a chance to try them on, pay close attention to the sizing information on the website.  If they’re too small, they’re hard to get on and off and they may restrict the circulation in your fingers a bit, making them more likely to get cold.  I think it’s better to err a bit on the large side.  That might even allow you to wear some very thin gloves underneath for additional insulation.

[Nick Heath]

Most of the year I wear thin leather palm mitts to reduce chafing on my thumb joints, but when it is cold and windy I would add pogies. To me, the thick neoprene of heavy gloves or mitts means you lose good feel of the paddle loom. This is not a problem with thick pogies.

[Quirine Schuyff]

My mitts are a total game changer for ME. I love the NSR neoprene mitts. They are loose so super easy to take off when you need to do something. BUT I get cold hands VERY easily. I have also worn GoreTex mitts with fleece mitts inside.
Pogies do not work for me. But, they do for many.

[John Leung]

Other options are pogies

https://www.coastoutdoors.ca/mambas-pogies.html

And for thinkness, you probably want 5mm for winter paddling.

[Vincent Law]

Hi members,

I’m wondering if i should be wearing neoprene gloves or mitts for paddling in the winter? Mitts would be warmer and probably more comfortable but I won’t be able to use my fingers independently.

And is 2mm or 3mm neoprene appropriate for the winter.

Thx in advance!

[Former Member]

Rick – it’s a Norse. My guess, an Idun. I wasn’t there. I hear they used to be Boreal kayaks (made in QC), but now based and made in Norway.

[Former Member]

Good stuff!

[Former Member]

Hello all. I’m still looking for photos and video from your paddling adventures this year.

Please email me and we can talk about how to get your files to me. Higher resolution is better and that often means you can’t send them by email.

[Former Member]

Great English Bay Paddling Video; I am envious as I sit here with my Coffee at -10, this morning.

At the start of the Video, what make is the 1st White hull / Red Deck Kayak, just to the starboard side of the Photographers Boat?

 

 

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