Originally Posted by
fietsbob
I expect The sea kayak hunting Eskimos made Pogies first .. to put on their paddles
you certainly find them on kayaks these days .. ever tried paddling a kayak in the bearing straights? even in summer?
or even the CDN inside passage.. water is rather cold year around..
does make hurricanes pretty unlikely up here, ...
You're probably correct. The original "pogie" that was commercialized today was invented by a kayaker for his paddle. It then spread to every other cold weather sport out there, including dogsledding!