We received this note yesterday from paddler/super banker Boyce Greer regarding a blow-out he had on a river trip this winter:
“I had to replace the neck gasket on my drysuit while on our Grand Canyon trip this past January. I got it done, but it wasn’t pretty. You probably have a much better technique than what I did. I took my groover tube, wrapped some clothing around it to enlarge the diameter, and then stretched the neck of my drysuit over the tube.”
Re-Allocating assets on the Grand Canyon
Actually, no we wouldn’t have done much better. In fact, we probably would have thrown a temper tantrum and then been soaking wet and miserable for the rest of the trip. The irony here is that because were silly enough to make a career of making kayaking gear, we couldn’t possibly be held responsible to repair it in difficult situations. Thanks for showing us how to get it done.
