Traditional paddling clothing –before you buy your next dry-suit…

Fascinating short article from Paddling.net regarding ancient kayak clothing. I think the author’s opening says it best:

Imagine kayaking in the unforgiving North Pacific Ocean,where on even a warm day,the water temperature rarely gets above fifty degrees? Imagine paddling without the luxury of neoprene,coated nylon or synthetic fabric of any kind? Imagine wearing paddling clothing without being able to secure seams and flaps with a zipper,buttons,snaps or hook/loop closure strips? Yet,with seemingly crude and environmentally vulnerable garments and gear,the ancestors of modern kayaking plied the sub Arctic waters of the Pacific Rim for thousands of years.

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