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Hey folks, thanks for the inputs. I committed to a Dagger Encore with full outfitting including bags. Picking it up next weekend.

My suits have been Kokatats. Started with a coated nylon, shifted to Gore-Tex, then had to go from L to XL. No, the suit didn't shrink. :x I know other kayakers have had good results from other brands. Sold my coated nylon, still have the L GMER... but it has a sprayskirt tunnel that you probably do...

Not a specific make/model recommendation, but suggest saving your pennies until you can get a relief zipper and booties. Relief zipper so you can drink (and then pee) and not get dehydrated. Booties so you don't have ankle gaskets constricting blood flow to your feet... results in warmer feet. Get g...

Me: 235 lbs, Class III kayaker looking to dabble in OC-1. DC/Baltimore area, looking at downriver runs like Little Falls run on Potomac, Shenandoah Staircase, Bloomington on North Branch Potomac, Cheat Narrows, Dry Fork of Cheat, and Lower Yough, rather than play. Looking for something like an Outra...