[MHml] Your best tips for an offshore jacket to keep the wetstuff out

[PeterNice at aol.com]

Check out the survival / work suits by Fladen, Mustang and  Shakespear. Warm, 
waterproof bouyant and cheep. I replaced my Henry Lloyd ocean  stuff ($1000 
15 years ago) with a Fladen Rescue System Floatation Suit ($150 5  years ago). 
I use it whenever the going gets rough, wet or cold and  find it much more 
comfortable than oilies. I keep a set of very cheep light  weight oilies mainly 
for going ashore in the dinghy or the very light shower  onboard or when you 
only need a jacket..
 
In fairness the HL stuff does work and lasted about 10  years but you needed 
other stuff underneath to keep warm and was no where near  as comfortable. 
 
Peter Nice

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Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:05:15 +0000
From: "andrew fennell"  <amfitrite at gmail.com>
Subject: [MHml] Your best tips for an offshore  jacket to keep the
wetstuff    out
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Hi all,

A kind soul has donated  ?200 -sadly $400 these days ;-) to buy me a nice
warm jacket to keep out  the cold and the wet.

So I am off to the boatshow to spend  it.

Come on I know you all love (and hate) oilies! What would you  recommend?

I like to do short offshore stuff eg fastnet, cross  channel....not round the
cans but not round the world either.

Should  I spend more, less etc?

best wishes to you  all
andy



 
Regards
Peter Nice



   
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