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Falling down laughing, here. This GUY is a millenial Paul Bunyan. With Foggy on this one.

Colby, I made another run at those Freefall Dry Pants. I believe they are not a double tunnel garment. You might double check this. My error, earlier. NRS suggests the closure with a double tunnel drytop is a no-leak closure. Maybe. You might call NRS and ask. The other consideration is...

Harvey's suggestion of a tight fitting fleece balaclava is a good one. I use one from Grundens quite a bit. There are some WindStopper ones that are good, also. Many thanks to Peter for the info on LevelSix. New beans to me. If NRS sells it, NRS stands behind it. I would buy through NRS if...

Colby, West Coast Paddler has a strong corps of gear heads on it. Likely a couple folks will come up with authoritative analysis on the combination you favor, perhaps with the specific pants and top you are looking at. Pretty honest, no agenda crowd. Polite Canadians and some OR and WA...

Colby, both those items are pretty specialized, and REI is unlikely to carry them. Not sure about Cabelas. In WI, probably your best source to get one in your hands would be a paddleshop, maybe one frequented by whitewater canoeists and kayakers. Try Google searches on large cities near you...

Colby, That combo from NRS should keep you dry when immersed, because both are double tunnel items. A single tunnel closure is prone to leaks, which is why some paddlers, WW or flatwater, who use single tunnel tops, choose a 3 mm Farmer John/Bill for their legs and torso. John and Bill are...

Colby wrote: I'm continuing to give this all a lot of thought, and doing a lot of reading, just seems like maybe the fabric waders with a dry top would make more sense. Something that would keep me relatively dry from a spill in the cold water; keeping dry in disembarking from the beached boat...

Colby, Near as I can figure, these links show the best selections of breathable dry tops, a Farmer Bill wet suit, and a fabric-based wader. Pick and choose. If you wait for these items or the equivalents to come on sale, you can do better pricewise. Or, acquire used gear by making your...

Aurelia/Greg, Your use of fabric based waders with drytop above is an excellent method ... and you have the experience with folks new to cold water conditions to prove the value of this combo. I think this is definitely a reliable, cost effective arrangement for most boaters, likely coming in...

Colby, sounds like you have a very good fix on what will work for your needs. That kilobuck figure is more or less what Kokatat wants for one of its Goretex suits. Kokatat is pretty much the industry standard and has the best warranty, bar none. OTOH, as Phil says, NRS sells some top end...

There are a lot of variables to consider., What is your budget? GoreTex full dry suits well made, with reinforcement in areas of high wear, run about a kilobuck. Ones made from durable waterproof fabric, not breathable at all run about half that. If you want more detail on those choices, a...

On plane, those spray rail surfaces are out of the water, although they may assist in getting on plane. They seem to stabilize turns. They are certainly a PITA to fabricate!

Ron, this link should fill in the blanks. https://bartenderboats.com/product/22-timbercoast/ The aluminum version Timber Coast is a one off constructed for a client who admired the design, but wanted an aluminum hull. I believe there are a few plywood Timber Coasts on the water, all...

I have followed this design from its inception, beginning with an out of the blue session with the designer and the guy who oversaw its construction and outfitting. It would be a killer Inside Passage cruiser. Not the boat I would pick for a tuna run out of the Columbia River ... too slow...

These appear regularly, various exposures on Southern Vancouver Island, perhaps elsewhere, also. AFAIK there is no established source, or known area where the bodies are dumped. IF they are dumped. Some may have been traced to a disappearance. The shoes, with whatever remains inside, must...

When Oregon implemented a similar boater's education card, some 10-15 years ago, it was staged similarly, hitting the older folks later. Law enforcement folks here informally told me it appeared to help reduce the number of injuries/incidents among the PWC crowd, largely folks in their teens...

Very revealing. I think my son gave me a small GPS in 2001. Now we know the origin of the name ... 8)

Now my sig is gone for good. Oops!

And, modified signature. Did not work last time. Nope. Tried inserting an image into my signature. Cannot be done thst way. Image in body of post shows: http://a4.pbase.com/t1/62/812762/4/1175 ... QmNlIh.jpg PS Harvey, I am working off a Samsung Galaxy tablet.

Another try, using an image off my pBase acct.