Falling off the kayak with dry pants

[leap]

Hi Guys,

After my freezing experience at Warrnambool, I decided to get myself dry pants. It then occurred to me, what if I fall off my kayak with the pants on. Do they end up holding water, I believe they do.

Has anyone had such an experience?


Cheers,
Leejo

[choppers]

Which brand did you get leejo??

[Wind Waker]

Properly fitted they barely leak. In the water they are slightly bouyant if worn correctly (snug fit, hold waist band and squat to remove air) and shouldnt hinder your reentry in the slightest.

Others with a keyboard with more time will give a longer response but basically, worn properly for a short immersion they are pretty good.

[shane]

like most things there's older posts on here discussing this. Dry pants are a bit different to conventional waders with their tighter fit and waste band that's pulled tight. When swimming in them the water pressure pushes them against the skin and they hold very little if any air. I will usually end up with damp track suit pants (worn under) at the top but overall there's not a lot of water that gets in if they're done up tight against the skin.

[leap]

Which brand did you get leejo??

got it from SL Hobie. http://slhobie.com.au/gear/kayak-access ... -dry-pants

[leap]

thanks for the reply Winder Walker and Shane . I once saw a video of a guy falling in with waders. It did not look good. So, I wanted to confirm.

[bunyip]

I got Kokatats from SLH as the Lovigs were too tight, simply could not get them past my waist, it's a pity as I liked the heavier build of the Lovigs.

[leap]

I got Kokatats from SLH as the Lovigs were too tight, simply could not get them past my waist, it's a pity as I liked the heavier build of the Lovigs.

I ended up with the large, it's got enough room for me to move around. Haven't tested it on the water yet. My not have been a wise idea, now that we are heading into warmer weather .

Kokatats seem to be the market leader in dry wear.

[Jordo]

I got Kokatats from SLH as the Lovigs were too tight, simply could not get them past my waist, it's a pity as I liked the heavier build of the Lovigs.

I ended up with the large, it's got enough room for me to move around. Haven't tested it on the water yet. My not have been a wise idea, now that we are heading into warmer weather .

Kokatats seem to be the market leader in dry wear.

I still wear my kokatats a lot in summer, they are cooler than you'd expect and they save your legs from sunburn.

Enjoy your purchase

[cheaterparts]

leejo I used lovig pants on the surf day and with a few swimming events did get some water in them but I was swimming in the surf a couple of times catching my kayak
much longer in the water than if I was just remounting the yak due to a fall

I did put a belt around the top of the dry pants like I would for waders figuring I would take a dip -- even with some water in the feet section I still would have been able to remount the yak with out any problems