Sea Kayaking Finland
Snap Dragon makes the best neoprene sprayskirts we know of. We have paddled with Snap Dragons since year 2000 in SKUK and Valley boats, and have yet to find a skirt with better fit, waterproofing or comfort. They actually research the different kayak models regarding position of the seat vs. cockpit coaming, so you will get a skirt with specific dimensions to your kayak. Another neat feature are the Velcro adjustable wings on the Glacier-line of their products. In the summer we paddle their standard tube skirts, but in the winter with variable amounts of fleece layers underneath the drysuit, the Glacier skirt works very well to provide a customized perfect fit each time.
Snap Dragon has made at our request perfectly fitting nylon and breathable sprayskirts for SKUK cockpit dimensons as well. We are currently using them in our fleet for client use and have been extremely happy with them.
An interesting anecdote is that when visiting Japan, and paddling there, the local top outfitter Take Shibata , offered to Jukka the best sprayskirt he had according to local polite customs. This was naturally a Snap Dragon!
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Snap Dragon makes also other interesting products: We use tested their Hyper Hands Pogies in winter and have found them to fit the need for an Arctic Paddler very well. The pogies were very warm but light weight, and contrary to many other insulating pogies we had tested, they are short enough to work with a drysuit sleeve. Most pogies are made too long, so they interfere with the drysuit, these did not.
See pictures of other Snap Dragon products we use:
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1. Snap Dragon Brochure ! Warning -large file size, loading will take several minutes.
2. Snap Dragon Finnish Price Listback to products
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