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Zog:
Id have to agree with Peter and get a paddle and boat, Drysuit Is a luxury, paddles, boat, pfd, are all essentials..

Conor Mohan:
To be fair, I wouldn't say there's any harm in getting a drysuit first. I mean, once you're in a club that provides all the equipment other than a drysuit, and you know you like the sport, I can't see any difficulty in getting a drysuit before a boat or paddle.

The order in which you pick up your paddling things is something that you choose, based on your own priorities.

Obviously though, if you want to do more private trips without the hassle of borrowing gear you may want to consider looking into a boat & paddle first.

Aoife S:
I know myself I went for dry gear long before I even looked at boats and paddles!! (Waiting is so not worth the hypothermia!!)

It might be an idea to get a dry cag/pants combo? It means then during the slightly warmer months you've a cag to fall back on :) it also means you could get a cag first with a helmet and ba and then get the pants...that way you're warm and you know the safety gear you're using is up to scratch! :) that's what worked for me anyway!

Jocano:
An advantage of getting other gear first is that you can improve on your technique (a good deck and paddles help a lot!) ... And if you are semi-dry like me (second hand dry-cag, stays mostly dry as long as I don't swim; wetsuit bottoms) it means that you will be warm enough even if you go for a swim, but gives you enough motivation to improve on your technique so you don't have to swim ;)

So for me it was gear and safety first (still missing a BA..) and I would do that again.

But as Conor said, it's totally up to you, this is just another bit of input.

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