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

[Martin Schöön]

On Dec 5, 2007 5:47 PM, Henny van Oortmarssen <henny at fram.nl> wrote:
>
> I am attached to my Henri Lloyd's offshore stuff, however, since it is 20
> yrs old or so, I'm looking like a tramp in it. But it is still keeping me
> warm and (mostly) dry.

Sounds a bit like my trusted old (1989) Helly-Hansen one-piece job.
My reason for choosing H-H rather than for instance H-L is my aspect ratio.
H-L gear (back then) was simply designed for stouter people so I would
have ended up with either a tent or with too short sleeves etc.

Bottom line: Try the gear on and do a bit of a work-out mimicking
what you may do while sailing. What happens when you squat down?
What about reaching for something?

-- 
Martin Schöön              "Problems worthy of attack
                                         prove their worth by hitting back"
                                         Piet Hein