Cambios

What you need when packrafting is a dry suite; not only for comfort but as a life insurance. In Patagonia weather is volatile and water temperatures are normally low. Hypothermia can cause complete exhaustion and unconsciousness in less then 15 minutes if you get into a glacier lake with a water temperature at the freezing point. A dry suite can help protecting you in such situations. We were several times surprised by heavy wind, rain and even snow during lake crossings and the dry suite was our layer of defense till we reached a suitable landing shore. Without a dry suite your body temperature drops quickly in minutes in such an unexpected adverse situation and with this you loose your capability to act properly. Chill makes dumb and numb and this quickly leads to disastertransforms you into silly zombie regardless how experienced and prudent you are at normal "operation temperature".