Comments about Kokatat Surfskin Paddle Pant:

I bought these for a long kayak campign trip in alaska and they worked well, we were following the coast and sounds so never very far from land (if we were I'd use a wet or dry suit). I ended up using them through the fall and now winter in CA for a traditional paddleboard. THe waist cord wouldnt' stay tied and the hole tore a bit so I put in a thicker cord. After heavy use some of the waist stiching is starting to come out so I'll restitich it and buy a second pair. They don't dry that fast (for daily use0 but at elast are warm when wet. The reinforced knees prevent wear there but tend to stick a bit to the board pad.

Comments about Kokatat Surfskin Paddle Pant:

I've used the pants just once for a paddle on my sit-on-top kayak on the Onancock Creek on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. I felt comfortable pedaling the (Hobie foot-powered) kayak through a bit of late October windspray from the small waves against the side of the boat, but I had a hard time to take the pants off: the waist cord was difficult to get undone. I'm not sure if a grommet or a more-sturdy cord would be the solution, but I had a hard time to get my fingers to undo the overhand of even a simple bow in the small nylon cord in the waistband. The cord is almost the same heft as a shoe-lace for a dress shoe.