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Cags, Paddling Jackets & Pants

Your outer wear is important to prevent windchill - where your clothing is wet and the wind further chills you down. You should be wearing a thermal base layer that stays warm when wet and dries quickly, but on windy and cold days you will need an outer layer that keeps the wind out and your body warmth in. Even on warm days we carry a paddling jacket (cag) in an accessible part of the kayak (day hatch or behind the seat) in case conditions change - you can still get cold in windy conditions on a warm day.

Cag Types compared:

    Neck Wrist Waist Hood Fabric
Splash Jacket / Pullover Vaikobi VDry Performance Smock Zip with PU neck with
hook & loop adjustment
PU with
hook & loop adjustment
Stretch neoprene with
hook & loop adjustment
No 2.5L Polyester
  Peak Paddling Tourlite Hoodie Zip, storm neck, with toggle adjustment Bioprene (neoprene) with hook & loop adjustment Bioprene (neoprene) with hook & loop adjustment Yes X2.5 Polyester (100% recycled) 
  Reed Chillcheater Touring Cag Zip with PU neck with hook & loop adjustment PU 'gasket' (trimmable) Double tunnel - PU with webbing & buckle adjustment Yes
detachable
Aquatherm (Polyurethane)
Semi-Dry Jacket NRS Orion Zip, storm neck, with Glideskin (neoprene) Latex gaskets with Glideskin (neoprene) cover  Double tunnel with neoprene with hook & loop adjustment Yes  4-layer Eclipse™ with HyproTex™ inner skirt 
  Peak Paddling Adventure Pro Double Zip with adjustable Bioprene (neoprene), fleece lined Latex gaskets with Bioprene (neoprene) cover Double tunnel with neoprene with hook & loop adjustment  Yes stowable X4 midweight 100% recycled ripstop nylon
  Kokotat Tropos Tempest Jacket Neoprene with toggle adjustment  Latex gaskets with PU cover with hook & loop adjustment Double tunnel with toggle adjustment on both layers No Hydrus 2.5 with Tropos inner layer
  Kokatat Session Semi-Dry Jacket Neoprene with toggle adjustment  Latex gaskets with neoprene cover Double tunnel with neoprene with hook & loop adjustment No  Hydrus 2.5
  Kokotat Gore-Tex Knappster Short Sleeve Dry Jacket Neoprene with toggle adjustment   PU Bicep  'gasket' (non-adjustable) Double tunnel with neoprene  hook & loop adjustment No   Gore-Tex
Dry Jacket Kokotat Stoke Hydrus Dry Jacket Latex gasket with neoprene cover Latex gaskets with neoprene cover Double tunnel with neoprene with hook & loop adjustment No  Hydrus 3.0 (3 layer)
  Kokotat OM Dry Top Latex gasket with neoprene cover Latex gaskets with neoprene cover Double tunnel with Ariaprene (neoprene) with  hook & loop adjustment No   Gore-Tex Pro
  Peak Paddling Deluxe X3 Jacket Latex gasket with Bioprene (neoprene) cover  Latex gaskets with Bioprene (neoprene) cover  Double tunnel with Bioprene (neoprene) with hook & loop adjustment No   X3 mid-heavyweight recycled nylon
  Peak Paddling Deluxe 4L Evo Jacket

Latex gaskets with neoprene cover 

 Latex gaskets with neoprene cover Double tunnel with neoprene with hook & loop adjustment No   X4 heavyweight recycled nylon

 

Dry pants are a great addition to your paddling kit on sea kayak trips where being wet all the time would be a real drag! South West Tassie wilderness was one such place - having dry feet and legs really enhanced the enjoyment of the scenery! Even though it was summer it was still coolant wet. Dry pants are also great when kayak fishing - they keep off the sun and keep you warm while waiting for that big one to bite!

What to look for in outerwear:

  • Breathable fabrics, water resistant and quick drying
  • Hood, with brim - to keep off the rain and protect the back of the neck in the cold and wet conditions - you are really well protected when paddling downwind. Note that hoods can act as a sea anchor and fill up in the case of capsize.
  • High visibility colours and reflective patches
  • Pockets in useful places
  • Neck and wrist seals - how well they hold water in or out
  • Interconnectedness with spraydeck collars and paddling pants

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Keeping dry in the Tasmanian summer (SW Tassie Wilderness) in Kokatat Goretex TecTour Anoraks and Hydrus 3L Pants!

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