CCCCCCCCCCCCCold!!!!!???? Just a touch. Now I know how the Titanic felt.
As far as the new tube goes I would like to point out the following :
I chose the yellow colour for a very good and practical reason. They were on offer. Just the yellow for some reason ?
It feels very different to what I am used to so may take a bit of adjustment.
The high sitting position means that you have much less of "you" in the water which is warmer, but you do feel that you want to get your feet / fins in deeper for more purchase. The seat is much larger and more comfortable that the caddis, which had a tendency to dig in to the back of the legs, but the thickness of the seat tends to interfere with backward movement of the legs.This may just be an adjustment on my part, I think I need to use it a few more times.
It is easy to propel as it sits on rather than in the water, less drag, but it does seem a bit sensitive to the wind blowing at an angle on the bow, tends to turn you around.
It has urethane bladders which I like and an excellent valve / inflation system. It is also very robust with 1000 denier PVC to the bottom parts.
The only problem is that when wet waders rub against wet PVC it produces a very annoying squeaking sound
I think I need to use it a few time to get a proper feel for it, I would also like to try it with some different fins, but I think I will wait for some warmer weather.
:
