Hands - Head - Foot Gear Clothing for Kayaking

Hands - Head - Feet

If you feel cold put on a hat, gloves and good foot gear. Keeping your body warm has a lot to do with keeping your hands, head, and feet warm. Atlantic Kayak Tours staff have used many different types of hand, head, and foot gear. Many have not worked out well, a few have worked quite well and stand out from the crowd. The Paddlesport Center offers a wide range of hand, head, and foot gears. Below are some of the items we find superior.

Hands Head Feet Specs
Details	Material	Pro	Con	Photo
Hand Gear
Chota 3/4 Finger Gloves	Neoprene, Spandex and PU Casting Leather	Good dexterity	Warm water use only	3/4 Finger Gloves
Stohlquist Yellow Jackets Poggies	Waterproof 200 denier drysuit fabric, lined with ADF nylon pile, Gore-Tex version available	Wraps around the paddle shaft when not in use	the liner can get wet	Yellow Jackets Poggies
Salamander Otter Paws	3mm neoprene with glued and blind-stitched seams.	Good Grip, pre-curved	Lose feel of paddle like any neoprene gloves	Otter Paws
Salamander Gator Gloves	1.5mm Neoprene with nylon mesh	Good paddle feel for cool weather	Not coldwater protection	Gator Glove
Head Gear
Rapidstyle Head Heater	Malden's Aquashell fleece/rubber laminate	Fits under helmet and in a PDF pocket for easy access	Not as warm as a Hood	Head Heater
Rapidstyle Survival Hood	Malden's Aquashell fleece/rubber laminate	Easy on/Easy Off, warmer then a hat	Not as warm as neoprene	Survival Hood
Kokatat Norwester Seawester	Norwester: Gore-Tex Seawester: Oxford Nylon	Good protection on rainy day	Seawester is not breatable; Norwester is expensive	Seawester
Kokatat Sunwester	Nylon Supplex with mesh lining	Really protects the head from the sun, including your neck	Not waterproof	Sunwester
Foot Gear
Chota River Runner High Top	5mm neoprene uppers 7mm all terrain vulcanized rubber sole Side Zipper	Good grip sole and side zipper for ez on/off	Warm and non breathable for cold water use only
Chota River Runner Low Top	3mm neoprene uppers 5mm all terrain sole Vented side panels	Shoe like feel.	Not as warm as 5mm high top boots
Chota Water Sandals	Waterproof leather upper Ergonomic insole QuickLace System	Feels Great, Looks Great, Works Great	Expensive
Chota Mukluk Boots	Fleece Lined 3mm Closed Cell Neoprene 7 mm vulcanized rubber sole QuickLace System	Keeps feet dry when stepping in water	Fills with water after capsize, making rescue more difficult
Contact us for more information on any Hands - Head - Foot gear for Kayaking.