Hi dear group mate I am a new member of this group i found it active and with a great potential Actually i’m looking for some basic information about what we should and what we shouldn’t wear during a canyoneering trip. tnx in advance
Yahoo Canyons Group
Matt Smith
I personally wear my oldest and rattiest pair of pants over my wetsuit, and then just keep moving things down the line.
My recollection is that Brez has a different strategy, using only leather. I’m not talking about rawhide, goatskin, or suede. I’m talking human leather. It regenerates when damaged, is virtually waterproof, and has excellent friction grip on sandstone.
don186000mps
Savers, Goodwill, Deseret Industries or for a few dollars more at a surplus shop some Army surplus pants will last longer than swim trunks and should still fit the conservative budget…
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “bruce silliman” wrote:
Agree that wearing pants over your wetsuit will extend its longevity. > However, those pants are mighty expensive to be taking through canyons and I > would suggest that those interested go to K-Mart, Wal-Mart or other similiar > store and buy end-of-year swimming trunks for $3-5. They’ll wear out > quicker but at those prices you don’t have to worry about trying to preserve > the expensive ones.
bruce from bryce
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Ron Graham wrote:
> Woody,
One of the smartest things you can put on over your canyoneering
wetsuit or drysuit is a pair of abrasion-resistant, pocketed, water
proof pants like these:
http://www.railriders.com/men-new-flat-front-weatherpants-p-934.html?
> cPath=104_110
They’ll make your wet/dry suit last much longer than it otherwise
would, resist unpleasant punctures, dry out quickly after you’ve exited
a watercourse, and give you useful pockets where you had none before.
> >
bruce silliman
Agree that wearing pants over your wetsuit will extend its longevity. However, those pants are mighty expensive to be taking through canyons and I would suggest that those interested go to K-Mart, Wal-Mart or other similiar store and buy end-of-year swimming trunks for $3-5. They’ll wear out quicker but at those prices you don’t have to worry about trying to preserve the expensive ones.
bruce from bryce
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Ron Graham dsrtfox@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Woody,
One of the smartest things you can put on over your canyoneering > wetsuit or drysuit is a pair of abrasion-resistant, pocketed, water > proof pants like these:
http://www.railriders.com/men-new-flat-front-weatherpants-p-934.html?
cPath=104_110
They’ll make your wet/dry suit last much longer than it otherwise > would, resist unpleasant punctures, dry out quickly after you’ve exited > a watercourse, and give you useful pockets where you had none before.
>
Ron Graham
Woody,
One of the smartest things you can put on over your canyoneering wetsuit or drysuit is a pair of abrasion-resistant, pocketed, water proof pants like these:
http://www.railriders.com/men-new-flat-front-weatherpants-p-934.html? cPath=104_110
They’ll make your wet/dry suit last much longer than it otherwise would, resist unpleasant punctures, dry out quickly after you’ve exited a watercourse, and give you useful pockets where you had none before.
Shaun
Well there is this show on the TLC channel called “What not to wear” You might be able to get fashion tips from there. . .
But if your concern is being fashionable then maybe you need to pick up a different sport.
Like others mentioned it depends on your location, type of canyon, type of obstacle problems, water, time of year, etc.
Regardless of location, canyoneering takes a beating on cloths. So it’s best to wear something you don’t mind having to replace after the trip. I prefer old cloths of mine, got plenty lying around the house, or cheap cloths from thrift stores.
When it’s short weather I have these old Columbia shorts that are extremely sturdy. I’ve gone through numerous canyons in these shorts and no sign of wearing out (though a trip through the North Wash would show some wear).
Sometimes people will wear clothing over their wetsuit (or drysuit) to protect it from abrasion.
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “woody” wrote:
Hi dear group mate > I am a new member of this group > i found it active and with a great potential > Actually i’m looking for some basic information about what we should > and what we shouldn’t wear during a canyoneering trip. > tnx in advance >
Dan Ransom
make sure you get some KE&AP. And life insurance (the g-pick.)
Rick
Can you narrow the field?
Are we talking dry, open canyon in July (Northern Hemisphere)?
Or are we talking wet, dark canyon in January (Northern Hemisphere)?
~r