By Ryan Calloway, Senior Watersports Gear Editor with over 15 years of cold-water paddling experience testing equipment from the San Juan Islands to the Oregon Coast. The Short Answer The Rip Curl Dawn Patrol 3/2mm stands as a premier choice for serious paddlers seeking reliable thermal protection in the chilly waters of the Pacific Northwest….
By Ryan Calloway, Senior Gear Tester with over a decade of experience navigating the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest. My background includes guiding commercial tours on the San Juan Islands and conducting independent gear evaluations across the Oregon Coast, where winter swells often exceed six feet. I have spent thousands of hours in the…
By Ryan Calloway — 20 years of multi-discipline paddling and watersports across the Pacific Northwest, with over 500 products tested on the water in real conditions — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The Rip Curl Dawn Patrol 3/2mm is a solid workhorse wetsuit that handles the chill of the Oregon Coast and late-season Willamette River…
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