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We’ve all been there—a regatta or apply session the place you find yourself turning into or out of our crusing gear on the automobile. The same old drill? Be sure to’re parked shut to a different automobile, open each the motive force and passenger doorways to create a little bit of a protect on both facet of you, and hope the gravel parking zone isn’t too tough in your ft. Then, scramble to get modified earlier than the following group of gawkers wanders previous. The great of us at Gill Marine determined it doesn’t must be that means.
Enter the Gill Aqua Parka and Altering Mat/Moist Bag. First the parka. Image what NFL gamers put on on the sidelines on actually chilly days, and also you’ll get the thought. It’s a calf-length, waterproof and windproof zip parka, with a two-way zipper and hood. Most significantly, it has a beneficiant sufficient match that, whereas standing, you possibly can simply attain below it to shed or placed on garments. In the event you’ve ever executed this with a towel draped round your torso, you’ll uncover how a lot simpler that is. And with its fleece lining, you’ll keep loads heat, even when moist—assume early spring crusing. The parka consists of hand-warmer pockets on either side plus an inside zip pocket. A lot of different events the place the parka may turn out to be useful as properly—mainly nearly any time you’re chilly (and perhaps moist) and wish a fast heat up.
The Altering Mat is a novel concept, and once more, means simpler than simply throwing a towel on the bottom or balancing in an enormous plastic tub. Roughly 3 ft x 3 ft, it’s fabricated from PVC cloth thick sufficient to easy out even the roughest surfaces underfoot. It’s puncture-proof, waterproof, and as soon as house, hose it off and also you’ll be set for subsequent time. It comes with a helpful open-top waterproof Moist Bag with loads of quantity to carry the mat and the parka, or use it to stash moist gear. Mix the parka with the mat/moist bag, and also you’ll uncover altering was by no means really easy. Aqua Parka sizes S-XL, $180. Altering Matt/Moist Bag $48.95.
